PREMIERES

Richmond, Va.-based guitarist Thorp Jenson creates the kind of music that makes you want to spend all night in a Southern dive bar and wake up the next morning just to drive across the country—and his songs are at home in either scenario. Jenson’s self-produced debut, Odessa, encapsulates the free-spirited heartland-rock ethos of Tom Petty with […]

Australian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Harts is taking guitar driven pop to a new realm of creative possibilities. His second full-length album and stateside debut, Smoke Fire Hope Desire [out 7/21 via Washington Square/Razor & Tie], goes between slinky funk-driven rock and sounds like a mix of Beck, Chromeo and Blood Orange. Not to mention, Harts can work […]

With LoveJoys (due 7/7/17), the sophomore release from Seattle, WA’s Pickwick, the five-piece shows new and rare form as a versatile outfit twisting their sound knobs into realms of sonic possibilities. As the band has progressed to a full-bodied rock n’ soul band with animated guitars and fertile voices, LoveJoys keeps the formula brewing with the out-there […]

Christos DC (aka Chris Vrenios) is a Greek-American artist, producer, and touring multi-instrumental musician based in Washington, DC. His multicultural sensibility and heart for roots music have been influential in shaping the reggae scene locally and around the world. To date, Christos has worked with legendary reggae and world music acts like Sly & Robbie, […]

If ever there’s ever been an artist with one foot in the past and one in the present it Blair Crimmins. Along with his band the Hookers, Crimmins plays music rooted in old timey ragtime and Dixieland jazz but with a level of energy that makes the music more palatable to younger audiences who may […]

When The Band and Bob Dylan retreated to a little house known as Big Pink deep in the woods of Upstate New York, the goal was to escape the madness of touring through big cities, dealing with crazy fans and members of the press, and to be able to catch their creative breath. Amongst the trees […]

Matt Siffert was raised in New York City by a psychologist mother, and as a result he spent much of his teenage years devouring books about the subject. But around the same time this was going on Siffert fell in love with music and found himself increasingly drawn to the vast and vibrant NYC music scene. Jazz, […]

Like many a confident musician, Ryan Joseph Anderson isn’t too concerned how people define him. With so many genres and sub-genres floating around, categorization these days is far from an exact science. But if there ever was an artist that earns the Americana tag solely and squarely it’s Anderson’s sophomore solo release City of Vines, premiering in […]

On August 25th, 2017 GRAMMY®-nominated singer/songwriter Seth Glier will release Birds, the follow up to his 2015 critically acclaimed If I Could Change One Thing.  In early 2016, Seth gave a TEDx Talk in which he discussed how gratitude is not a state of peace for arrival, but a bitter battle for balance and reason.  This […]

In their home state of Ohio, the Cricketbows have carved out their own psych-rock sound and in the process they’ve won over loyal fans. Their sound is both catchy and strikingly original, but when it came time to record their new album the band decided to do something different. The five members of the band […]

It’s 2017 and one of the hardest rocking bands with one of the most potent political mindsets happens to come from the state of Alabama. No, I’m not talking about the Drive-By Truckers, although there is an argument to be made there. I’m talking about none other than Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires. […]

Listen to LoveJoys, the sophomore release from Seattle, WA’s Pickwick, and you’ll hear a band that has pushed aside external pressures and expectations, overcome internal demons, and plugged directly into their own creative center. Slinky, sinewy, and articulate, the record pulses with a palpable confidence. Hypnotically intricate, just-right sonic ornamentation shimmers around a thick, undulating […]

Austin songwriter Quin Galavis has built a solid reputation in the studio, producing music for bands like Nazi Gold and The Dead Space. As a solo artist,Galavis is unpredictable and experimental from record to record and with his live performances. In other words, you never know what you’re going to get, and that isn’t a bad thing. He’s also a pro […]

Detroit artist Ethan Daniel Davidson has spent decades following his obsessions: Jewish law, basketball history, riding the rails, and American music. In fact, all of these obsessions along with years of touring and being on the road seem to inform Davidson’s music. With his own style of gothic folk and Americana, Davidson is a master […]

Named after brothers Marty and Matt, The Bohannons are something of an institution in their home state of Tennessee. This isn’t exactly surprising considering that their raucous, unbridled rock and roll is the kind of music that can turn any bar into a wild party. They often waver between straight up rock and roll, alt-country […]

Seattle trio Tomten have caught the attention of their local scene with their catchy baroque dreampop. The group formed in 2008 and soon began performing around Seattle, eventually releasing their full-length debut Wednesday’s Children in June of 2012. Their sound is quirky and inventive through the use of use of organ, electric piano and analog synthesizers, and laced […]

Joanna Lee is readying her much-anticipated debut album So Free on Cutmore Records. From the albums empowering title track ‘So Free’, the heartwarming ‘Sunshine’ to the flirtatious ‘Back To You’, So Free is a remarkably confident debut brimming with ear catching, beautiful melodies and heartfelt, memorable lyrics. Possessing an astonishingly, explosive voice, JoAnna lee brings […]

Back in 2010 a group of friends started getting together and singing. This wasn’t a bunch of drunks at the karaoke bar letting off steam on a Friday night, but rather a talented group who were dedicated enough to start what would become a 15-person choir. The group would ultimately pared down to five members […]

Every band has a list of venues they dream of playing, and though it’s tough to say for sure, one can only imagine that the members of Moon Hooch were blown away by the opportunity to bring their saxophone-driven dance music to one of the world’s largest churches. It was the historic Cathedral of St. […]

s World-weary and road-wise, The Deadmen graces us with painterly lyrics and profoundly captivating melody. For what is ostensibly the band’s first proper release, The Deadmen is a bracingly complete work, polished and deeply arresting. It’s a record of frustration and paranoia. Of hope and loss. Of addiction, despair and infidelity. And in the end it’s about love. […]