PREMIERES

“I’m kind of a junkie for sad songs and ballads,” says Bob Sumner, the younger half of Vancouver-based Americana outfit The Sumner Brothers. “As a teenager most of my friends were into hip-hop, but I felt pretty out of place rolling around suburban White Rock, British Columbia, pumping gangster rap.” Sitting in his room with […]

Following three European tours, four full-length albums, and a tour schedule packed with more festivals and venues than ever before, Alabama-born and Nashville-bred band The Vegabonds are forging into their second decade spreading the gospel alternative Southern rock. The quintet joins LA-based Blue Elan Records with the first album deal of their career. The new […]

Luke Sital-Singh released his debut single ‘Fail For You’ in 2012, introducing the world his deft ability to craft songs with a mesmerizing, piercing emotional quality. The song went on to be featured in numerous TV shows including ‘Grey’s Anatomy’. At the end of 2013, Sital-Singh was featured in the BBC’s Sound of 2014 list […]

For Brooklyn-based songwriter/singer Domino Kirke, the entertainment industries have served as a formative part of her life. Though she is known both as the daughter of Simon Kirke, drummer for bands including Free and Bad Company, and sister to actresses Jemima and Lola, Domino has forged her own path in music. Heralded by Vogue as […]

Graham Stone is the stage name of Virginia native Graham McCune Stoll. Currently based in Richmond, Virginia, Stone recently recorded and released Until the Day–a ten-song collection marking his first solo effort. After building a regional following via airplay at WNRN and a positive review in No Depression, Stone is set to thrust his music into […]

Indianapolis-based band S-E-R-V-I-C-E began when Jon Spencer Blues Explosion drummer Russell Simins and We Are Hex singer Jilly Weiss met on tour. They wrote their first song together in 2015 at a messy kitchen table in his Manhattan apartment. They fell in love, got married, and wrote a dozen or more perfectly flawed rock and roll […]

Self-reflective and erratic, moonweather’s new single “Until Later” bubbles forth with frothy, electric energy, hiding thoughtful wistfulness behind cheerful pageantry and reverberant vigor. At only two minutes long, it packs a miniature yet mighty punch, dropping in right away with dynamic vocals, thrumming guitar chordings, light piano harmonies, and vocals that ricochet in and out. […]

Steeped in the musical traditions of the American South, Kentucky-based alt-country songwriter Dave Ernst is set to release his debut LP Hickory Switch (Out 3/1/19 via Eastwood Records) an introspective look into the relationships and experiences that have shaped Ernst’s life. The album, produced by Peter Searcy (Squirrel Bait) and mixed by Ken Coomer (Wilco, Uncle Tupelo), […]

Fiddle player, violinist and singer-songwriter Peter Stampfel is perhaps best known for his work in the psychedelic folk band The Holy Modal Rounders, but these days he often plays with his project the Atomic Meta Pagans. This group of talented friends are interested in keeping things loose and focusing on paying homage to the canon […]

“The title stems from my background of previous substance abuse which I was humbled to get clean from,” explains singer-songwriter JM Lansdowne of his deluxe EP Clean & Unholy, which is due out on November 23rd via Paper + Plastick Records. “I grew up in two environments as a kid, one was a strict Christian […]

West Virginia is far more than meets the eye. A native of Morgantown, singer-songwriter Charles Wesley Godwin paints a rich and honest portrayal of his homeland and its people with his debut album. Seneca is a moving snapshot of his 26 years of life and well-soiled roots in the Appalachian hills, a backdrop that has given birth […]

Says Jesse Denaro: “You come to a point where you realize that no one really gives a shit about your music.” He laughs. The Pittsburgh-based singer/songwriter, who has been performing since he was twelve, is getting out of his own head with his forthcoming album One Day I Will Be Important. After years of trying […]

Chris Fullerton sings country music bold and brave beyond compare. Epilepsy Blues, the Central Texas singer-songwriter’s debut on Austin-based Eight 30 Records, was released to local acclaim back in 2017. For good reason, as the album delivers hard truths both elegantly and effortlessly, and simply stuns with candor. Much of the lyrics for the songs […]

With From the Sea, Gualala, California based artist and producer Michal Menert and his band the Pretty Fantastics have crafted a musical salve for those suffering from the relentless stream of contemporary reality. The record churns at the intersection of jazz, hip hop, and electronic music; following its own internal rhythm, it ebbs and flows […]

Brandy Zdan likes being the boss. When she has a vision, she wants to be the one calling the shots. She knows how she wants a song to sound and has been making music long enough to know how to properly execute things to ensure the final product is what she had envisioned. Brandy Zdan […]

When a conscious rapper and some of New York City’s most exciting young jazz musicians decided to unite their talents in 2010, the goal was to push the boundaries of creativity, both musically and lyrically. After seven years of weekly residency at SMOKE Jazz Club, and more than 400 performances, Nickel and Dime OPS continues […]

Dani Bell and the Tarantist is an American rock band based in San Diego, California, led by singer-songwriter, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Dani Bell. Inspired by the early days of Motown, Dani Bell and the Tarantist creates a modern style of dreamy psychedelic pop. The band records and tours as part of the Redwoods Music record […]

The seeds of Music Maker Relief Foundation were planted while Tim Duffy was studying folklore at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He was introduced to two things there that set the course for the eventual founding of the organization: 1) a vibrant community of traditional blues musicians, and 2) preservationist traditions focused on […]

The human touch makes a noticeable difference. Listeners invariably respond to that tactile bond between the musician and the music. To put it simply in the parlance of our times, you know when it’s real… GRAMMY® Award-nominated Norwegian singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer Jarle Bernhoft emphasizes this personal connection on his fourth full-length offering and […]

Brian Cullman has been a rock music Zelig, going back to his teenage years hanging with Lillian Roxon and her friend Danny Fields when he was playing host to Iggy, Edie, Nico and the like. While in college, he moved to London where his clique included Drake, John Martyn and Sandy Denny. Years later he’d […]