PREMIERES

Having spent nearly a decade slinging the six-string for Fleetwood Mac and penning pivotal anthems for everyone from Ray Charles to Gregg Allman to George Strait, and calling the “Fathers of Rockabilly”- The Rock ‘N Roll Trio’s Dorsey and Johnny Burnette – “dad” and “uncle,” respectively, Billy Burnette has spent a lifetime living and breathing […]

Jeffrey Martin is a songwriter’s songwriter, the kind who turns the heads of his peers with his painfully honest and emotionally powerful lyrics. Writing was always close to Martin, who resides in Portland, Oregon these days. It was what he studied and it was how he made a living as a high school English teacher. […]

In 2005 Austin, Texas was a vastly different place than it is today. Though the hipster thing was in full swing, the city was still mostly a college town whose coolness wasn’t widely known. You could still find slackers and hippies hanging out in laid back dive bars, and cheap rent still existed, meaning musicians […]

London-based Crowd Company, the critically acclaimed 8-piece funk soul outfit, have been gaining fans on both sides of the pond with their energetic live shows and tight, danceable songs.The band is a combination of organ, horns, three singers –Rob Fleming, Esther Dee and Jo Marshall, and a lot of funk. The different voices all lend […]

The members of Virginia band Chamomile and Whiskey love bluegrass as much as they do traditional Irish rhythms, so instead of just sticking to one or the other, they have put their love of both styles together. This has given them a truly one of a kind show and has also fueled their energetic live performances. After […]

“These songs are snapshots of an American life culled from experience with what we feel are universal messages,” says The Get Ahead co-leader, singer-songwriter, guitarist Nathan Earle. The Americana soul quintet’s latest EP, Mind Is A Mountain (Jullian Records), is a watershed artistic entry born from tragedy, profound relationship shifts, frustrating band lineup reshuffles, and […]

When it came time to cut their new album, the members of LA-based roots rock band Jason Heath And The Greedy Souls had a lot on their mind. Like many of us in America, they were shocked by the results of the U.S. presidential election and left wondering what the future had in store. Their […]

Canadian roots songwriter Matt Patershuk is poised to breakout as a new voice in Americana. In many ways, his music is a study in contrasts. As rough and loose as his songs may sound on first listen, it’s obvious that a lot of thought has gone into every lyric and riff he shares. Matt’s not an […]

Facade |fəˈsäd| a false, superficial, or artificial appearance or effect, used to conceal a less pleasant or credible reality. But how long can one accept a lie? On FACIAL’s new record Facade (out September 29 via Chain Letter Collective), the band takes a look at their city (Los Angeles), their country (U.S.A.), and within themselves, […]

Robb Torres may be best known for his time with the platinum rockers Trapt, but with Robbery Inc., but he’s working on something decidedly more soulful and personal: Robbery Inc. Rounded out by Jonah Wei-Haas on bass/keys and Matt Camgros on drums, the band — which is, yes, just a fun play on Torres’ name […]

Reed Turchi has long been a student of the blues, whether exploring the Hill Country sounds of North Mississippi with his electrified band Turchi or taking on staples by the likes of RL Burnside and Mississippi Fred McDowell as a solo artist with nothing but an acoustic guitar and a slide. Along his bluesy path […]

For over a decade now Ohio heroes the Buffalo Killers have been shredding their way across America with their own brand of psychedelic rock that is as much for the workingman as it is for the bong ripper. Falling somewhere between the thick Southern groove and soul of the Black Angels and the grungy darkness […]

On Our Fathers Were Lions, Seattle, WA songwriter Devin Sinha has grown into the compositional and lyrical force hinted at on 2016’s Our Past and Present Futures. Sinha crafts elegantly structured songs from a carefully chosen sonic palette which confidently unroll at their own pace, lifting you along with them. Precise, deceptively complex arrangements wrap […]

Raised on an island in South Carolina, singer/songwriter Trevor Hall realized at a young age that music was more than just a passion – it was, rather, his life’s art. At sixteen, he recorded his first album, soon after which he left South Carolina for Idyllwild Arts Academy in California where he studied classical guitar […]

Asbury Park, New Jersey is perhaps best known in the music world as the town that helped birth the career of Bruce Springsteen, and though the glory days when The Boss and fellow rockers like Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes prowled the local club scene may be long gone, there is still music happening. Over […]

The Man From Managra is the Athens-based alternative folk project of Greek musician, composer, sound engineer and music producer Coti K. He began his career in the mid-80s and he has played with various bands such as Film Noir, In Trance 95, RAW and Mohammad, and as a producer he has worked with, among others, […]

If you’ve followed Glide Magazine in recent years you might know that one of our absolute favorite bands is a South Philly outfit by the name of Low Cut Connie. The group are passionate purveyors of piano rock, which is not nearly as common as it once way in the golden days when acts like Elton John […]

San Diego based soul vocalist and songwriter Danielle Alexa brings a tool kit laden with melodic and memorable soul pop hooks encased in hi-level musicianship to be heard on her forthcoming eponymous debut produced by industry heavyweight Guy Eckstine. Influenced by classic Motown era talent including Stevie Wonder and Diana Ross as well as artists […]

Sometimes the best art is reactionary, and certain places tend to trigger strong artistic reactions more than others. New York City is most definitely one of those places. Brooklyn band Spirit Plate set out to create an album that would be both a reaction and tribute to New York City, presented through a rock and […]

Sara Rachele is gearing up to release her new full-length LP, April Fool, on November 17th. April Fool is a nine track collection of atmospheric indie-Americana songs propelled by sparse instrumentation, keeping the focus on Rachele’s haunting Southern croon. Sprinkled throughout the album, Rachele presents original renditions of classic standards including a dreamy cover of The Beatles’ “If I […]