PREMIERES

You think we’d know Jared Putnam by now. Over the course of three “impressively hooky” (American Songwriter) albums, five “completely clever” (Performer Magazine) EPs, numerous singles, and a batch of cover songs in a mere half-decade, Putnam’s mostly one-man project The March Divide has delivered a seemingly unending stream of songs that have established the […]

Sometimes revolutions begin quietly. In 1988, Cowboy Junkies proved that there was an audience waiting for something quiet, beautiful and reflective. The Trinity Session was like a whisper that cut through the noise – and it was compelling. It stood out in the midst of the flash and bombast that came to define the late […]

Formed when its members – Grant Curless, Wils Quinn, and Shawn Reynolds – were in their freshman year, Johnny Conqueroo’s early EP’s saw them writing long, grungy blues jams, spiraling in and out of swampy dirges as the band played what they felt, acting on instinct in a fervent rock’n’roll endeavor. The trio naturally shied […]

Graveltooth hails from Hudson Bend, TX. Their sound takes an old school, down and dirty approach to rock and roll, with heartfelt lyrics and soulful grooves that often venture into psychedelic terrain. With their debut full-length album Can’t Slow Down (releasing on July 6), Graveltooth has managed to capture lightning in a bottle as they balanced […]

California natives turned Austin mainstays The Belle Sounds have made a name for themselves as seductive folk-pop aficionados, creating lush soundscapes intertwined with effervescent harmonies and beautiful lyricism. At different times their sound evokes Fleetwood Mac, Neko Case, Aimee Mann, The Shins or Jenny Lewis, and yet they stand out in their own unique sonic […]

Growing up in a family that owned a music store, Brooke Annibale found her passion for songwriting and musicianship at an early age. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, Brooke’s maternal grandfather opened a music retail and live-sound business in the 1960’s, that is still family-run today. Also an accomplished player, he encouraged Annibale to […]

It’s not that Toronto band The Slocan Ramblers are old-fashioned, it’s that they’re making bluegrass that harkens back to an older need. They’re not here for the concert halls, they’re not here for the flash and glitz of the music industry, they’re here to grind out the hottest tunes they can, picking fast and furious […]

Veteran Los Angeles singer-songwriter and guitarist David Steinhart has been making music for over 30 years as a founder the band Pop Art in 1984 and Smart Brown Handbag in 1993 (both bands still have cult followings). In 2008 The Furious Seasons was formed and Steinhart was joined by his brother, Jeff Steinhart on upright […]

CoCo O’Connor spent a handful of years in Nashville, but it was during this period when the blossoming songwriter felt that she didn’t fit into the stubborn confines of the city’s legendary music scene. So she headed out West, to a region where free spirit and eccentricity reigned. But though the mysterious nature of Santa […]

Following a string of sold-out shows at legendary spots like The Troubadour and strong critical praise, buzzed-about indie band Vista Kicks recently shared the details for their second full-length offering, Twenty Something Nightmare, which is due out Friday, July 13 via the group’s own Little Hook Records. In order to shock this 18-track opus to life, the […]

Vinegar Mother are carving their own niche. Up and down the east coast live circuit, the psychedelic soul-rock quintet has been catching fans from Brooklyn to Burlington, and everywhere in between. On June 8th, the band finally releases their debut full-length, PHASES. To tease the upcoming LP, Vinegar Mother released first single “Moon Tomb,” a […]

Buffalo, NY’s The Tins weave immediately arresting harmonic anthems through a sonic fabric laced with threads of 1960’s psychedelic pop, static-washed experimental indie-folk, and new-wave art rock. Together, keyboard player and vocalist Mike Santillo, drummer and vocalist Dave Muntner, and guitarist and vocalist Adam Stanley, create their own power pop universe where every note sounds […]

From two-minute pop perfection, to the sound of drug-induced nightmare psychoses, Beechwood’s music hits you where it hurts. The NYC-based trio consists of Gordon Lawrence (guitar/vox), Isa Tineo (drums/vox) and Sid Simons (bass/vox), all of whom draw their rock n’roll line in the dirt and ask the world, which side are you on? On June […]

Founded in 2009, Steff and the Articles came together after singer-songwriter Steff Koeppen assembled the group to bring her piano-based songs to life. The band produces music that touches on jazz, classical, and folk styles while maintaining an accessible, pop-oriented sound. They’ve opened up for national acts such as A Great Big World, Holychild, and […]

Teeming with otherworldly slide guitars, country psych, barn burning anthems, the fourth full length release from Louisiana native Brother Dege, Farmer’s Almanac, is a sprawling, southern concept album that further explores the unique mysteries of small towns. Farmer’s Almanac is being released June 1 by Psyouthern Records, and today we are excited to premiere it […]

“Bulletproof Hearts (for Laura Jane)”, a chiming tribute to Laura Jane Grace of the punk rock band Against Me!, is the first single from Portland’s Americana rock band Hawks & Doves who will release the debut From A White Hotel available July 27th on Jullian Records. It is also the new project from Portland’s Kasey Anderson, now five […]

Tami Neilson won’t be staying New Zealand’s secret for much longer. For the past decade, the Canadian-born, New Zealand-based singer/songwriter has been the queen of her adopted homeland’s country and roots music scenes. She picked up a Best Country Album award at the New Zealand Music Awards and won the prestigious APRA Silver Scroll for […]

The Tillers have been thumping their own distinctive sound of string band style folk music for a decade, riding it all over the country and across the sea. Four studio albums and one live record have won them praise as modern folk storytellers of the national soundscape. Mid-2017, The Tillers holed up at Candyland Recording […]

In a premonition of what was to come, Ben Kyle, Romantica’s songwriter and frontman, sang this prescription on Romantica’s 2017 Shadowlands release. He understood his body and mind were being undermined – but he didn’t know it was Lyme disease or that it would completely rearrange life as he knew it for the better part […]

Born Cosmos Sunshine Heidtmann on a commune-like hippie settlement on the Connecticut River, there’s an outpouring of influence behind the music that draws from years of reflection and observation. The settlement was a homestead farm with no electricity, no phones and an outhouse. Water had to be hand pumped from a well that his father […]