PREMIERES

On their upcoming album, An Opening, Minor Moon looks inward as they delve outward, delivering a personal examination of textured humanity in the postmodern age, underscored by brief but relentlessly sane glimpses of existential dread. Calling Chicago home, the four-piece, led by singer/songwriter Sam Cantor, have released a five-song EP, a prior full length record […]

Sometimes, fate’s just a damned cruel thing. But when it nearly capsizes the career of an acclaimed band in the blink of an eye, the band’s only prudent choice is to hang in there until the ship is ready to sail again. That’s what The Delines did while supporting the recovery of lead singer Amy […]

John Gaar was born to carry on Southern musical tradition. He’s got the voice: part grit, part steam, and all soul. He’s got the backstory: he’s played funky zydeco in his native Louisiana, and smoking country blues rock in his adopted hometown of Austin, Texas. He’s got the brashness. And as you’ll see when you […]

Born and raised in St. Louis, MO and now based in the Pacific Northwest, Lizzie Weber began her journey as a songwriter living in Studio City, California, where she moved at twenty years old to pursue a career in acting. Two years after her move to Los Angeles, she found herself back in St. Louis […]

On their new EP All of the Greats, General Mojo’s manage to cram a vision-quests’ worth of soaring vocal harmonies, multicolored oil-drip synth lines, and shimmering fuzz-guitar wash into a concise – and incredibly compelling – journey. Reach out and take their hands, and they’ll lead you into a world where everything is just a […]

Dree Leer, a 3 piece rock band from Birmingham, Alabama brings their refreshing take on what a modern band should be. Through a deafening display of guitar, bass, and drums, this new act promises to make you jump up and take notice and feel nostalgic all at the same time. As if carved straight out […]

On their new album Shapeshifter II: Outbreak, (released 9/28/18) New York-bred band TAUK offer an unsettling but ultimately exhilarating look at artificial intelligence and its potential to upend our world. With its dynamic sense of tension and cinematic mastery of mood, TAUK’s all-instrumental blend of progressive rock, hip-hop, and jazz proves to be the perfect backdrop for such explorations, […]

As the name implies, Frenchie’s Blues Destroyers are well steeped in the blues, but their music draws as much from ’60s British bands as the American blues on which those bands built their sounds. Yeah, this duo plays blues, all right — blues that rock. On their new album, Love is Blood, lead guitarist, singer […]

Nurtured in the vibrant artistic community of New Orleans, singer-songwriter Brett Barrilleaux – aka Roving Reporter – somewhat stumbled into the musical life, urged on by friends to turn his roiling energy and spirit into song. He took to it with ease, earning praise and applause from audiences throughout the Gulf States. Now a part […]

Cold Weather Company Announce New Album Find Light Out January 25, 2019 “We wanted to open up and find our unique sound. And now we’re going to places in songs we never thought we could go.” So says Steve Shimchick, one-third of rising musical force Cold Weather Company. On Find Light (out 1/25/19) the third album from the […]

With impressive three-part harmonies, a dedication to songwriting, and unwavering optimism, the Nashville-based band High South has developed a dedicated following across Europe, where they’ve been touring regularly there since 2015. Now they’re breaking into the American market with A Change in the Wind, a captivating project that draws comparisons to classic rock bands like […]

Since forming in 2010, Vintage Trouble has quietly become rock ‘n’ roll’s best kept secrets. Distilling swaggering rock, soulful blues, R&B (rhythm& blues) grooves, and pop ambition into a bold and brash brew, the quartet—Ty Taylor [vocals], Nalle Colt [guitar], Rick Barrio Dill [bass], and Richard Danielson [drums]—have logged 3,000 shows across 30 countries on […]

New Tangles, the new long player from West Coast psych-pop stalwarts the gift machine unrolls like a languid beach break, wrapping the listener in soft-edged, heady warmth. As the swell builds the record finds its footing, sliding into a churning glide of that radiates an easy confidence. That poise was earned honest, as the folks […]

Born and raised in the small town of Brownsville, TX, Mitch Bradford discovered music at a young age and immersed himself in the sounds of Neil Young, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell and others. The simplistic, warm nature of their lyrical styles and composition eventually inspired him to start writing his own material about 15 years […]

What type of songwriter is Jay Psaros? That’s a question Psaros has been asking himself for years. Psaros, a long time resident of the Northeast was born into a family of the self employed. Like the self employed, his music has ebbed and flowed in and out of “where the work is,” so to speak. […]

Portland, OR artist Ben Larsen began his music career thirteen years ago, and as of late the singer-songwriter, and multi instrumentalist, Larsen has been busy manifesting his solo project. Through his new project, Ben has stepped into the unfamiliar role of working solo and fronting his four piece touring band. Always on the search for […]

Veteran Pacific Northwest rocker Rich Hope is set to release his fourth album I’m All Yours, his first full-length release since 2009’s Gonna Whip it on Ya. The new album was recorded at Vancouver’s Little Red Sounds studio with producer Felix Fung on weekends, rainy nights, and a lot of stolen time in between. I’m […]

Donna the Buffalo offer everything you want in a roots band – songs that matter, a groove that makes you dance, an audience that spans generations, and a musical voice that evokes a sense of community. Dance in the Street (out November 9), their first new album in five years, captures the dynamic energy that has […]

On Americana trio The Deep Hollow’s sophomore record, Weary Traveler (out 11/9), Micah Walk, Liz Eckert and Dave Littrell dig into a sorrowful life of getting older, longing for a stable home and the sometimes unbearable weight of the open road. With the assist from producer Gary Gordon (Montgomery Gentry, David Davis & /the Warrior River Boys), the […]

“The Persian Leaps” began as a phrase singer/guitarist Drew Forsberg doodled in a notebook margin during a college Greek Archaeology course. He wrote music independently under that name for years, until finally assembling a full band in 2012 to perform and record driving, chiming music influenced by The Smiths, Guided by Voices, and Teenage Fanclub. […]