PREMIERES

The self-described “future cowboys” of Dirtwire consists of David Satori of Beats Antique, Evan Fraser of Bolo, and Mark Reveley of Jed and Lucia. Like their respective projects, these multi-instrumentalists bring in Americana,world music, funk, blues, and beats to create a sound that lives completely in its own realm. Their recently released album Showdown is more explosive than […]

The String Cheese Incident will release Believe, their seventh studio album, on April 14 via SCI Fidelity Recordings. The album is the first to come out of the band’s recently-opened Sound Lab Studio and was produced by Talking Heads keyboardist Jerry Harrison. SCI has teamed up with PledgeMusic to offer fans access to exclusive bonus content, limited edition […]

Portland outfit The Harmed Brothers have been quietly carving their own path for a handful of years now, growing tighter and more original with each respective release. In the time they have been a band The Harmed Brothers have went from something of a ragtag bluegrassy group to more Americana sounds. Now, with the release […]

The four members of Trebuchet didn’t have to stray far from their home base of Petaluma, CA to find one another. The quartet originally met met while attending music school at Sonoma State University, and four years later – in 2010 – they decided to form a band. Throughout the time they knew each other before forming Trebuchet, the […]

After 10 years, six albums, and over 1,000 shows with his former band, Dropsonic, Dan Dixon decided it was time to re-invent the wheel. Though Dropsonic had done too many tours to count and had toured with or opened for bands ranging from The Strokes, Garbage, Archers of Loaf, And You Will Know Us By the Trail […]

Jack Grace may not be a household name, but the Brooklyn musician and bandleader has certainly paid his dues and is worthy of your attention. What he may be best known for is for his musical contributions to films like Supertroopers and Beerfest, his occasional co-hosting on Sirius/XM’s Freewheelin’, or even his alter ego The Martini Cowboy. But […]

Fusing elements of folk, jazz, bluegrass, and rock n roll, Steep Ravine continues to enthrall audiences with their soulful California sound. Songwriter Simon Linsteadt (guitar, lead vocals) and Jan Purat (violin, vocals) began playing music together in high school in Northern California, later moving on to study music at UC Santa Cruz and the California Jazz Conservatory. They […]

R.Ring is the new project from Kelley Deal of The Breeders and Mike Montgomery of post-hardcore outfit Ampline. With little more than guitars, voices and keys, the duo create music that’s sparse, abrasive, chaotic and lulling…often within the same song. Those expecting Deal andMontgomery to make music that sounds like their other bands will be surprised […]

There’s nothing wrong with trying out new foods, but sometimes the most satisfaction can be found in down home comfort foods. Reed Turchi has spent plenty of time trying out new kinds of music – often with positive results – but time and time again he is drawn back to the music that brings him […]

You may not be too familiar with the name Rench, but if you haven’t heard Gangstagrass you’re missing out. Rench is the leader of Gangstagrass and also the musical visionary behind a sound that – if the name Gangstagrass didn’t give it away – marries hip-hop and bluegrass music to create something truly one of […]

Three cousins and two friends, a basement in Northampton, Massachusetts, and a mutual love of legendary eccentric rock acts like NRBQ, JJ Cale, and Tom Petty. That’s what it took to get the members of LuxDeluxe committed to forming a band. Across their home base of New England, this group of youngsters have been quickly gaining a reputation […]

Bay Area native and multi-instrumentalist Dario Slavazza has spent years working in biotech, and his music reflects both his professional background and that of the eclectic music scene of his home base. Slavazza crafts his own blend of dream pop and chilled out electronic music, drawing influences from contemporaries like Toro y Moi, Tune-Yards, James […]

Four years have passed since Chicago singer JC Brooks last released an album – 2013’s Howl – and a lot has happened since then. For starters, Brooks has parted ways with his record label Bloodshot Records and has dropped the old band name of the Uptown Sound, changing up personnel and going simply by his own name. […]

Seattle today is a far cry from the gritty place that gave birth to grunge music in the early 90s. It is among the many cities that once had soul and have since become expensive, sanctified yuppy playgrounds. Yet, even as condos, chain stores, and tech bros continue to pop up around Seattle, the city […]

Moonsville Collective is a Southern California band that writes songs shoveled from the soil that surrounds them. During an age of short attention spans and speedy business, the band draws their inspiration from a simple well and holds firm to the truth that good songs can hold a person’s hand through hard times. Before 2017, […]

Charleston, SC’s Dangermuffin will be releasing their sixth studio album Heritage this Friday, March 31st, 2017. Themes of sea, sun, and spiritual connection weave through the eight-track release combining a cohesive blend of Alt-Americana, Island grooves, Folk and Jam. In celebration of the band’s sixth release, Dangermuffin will tour throughout the spring and summer in support of the album. […]

Walking Bombs is the Woodstock, NY-based project of singer and 20+ year music journalist Morgan Y. Evans (Metal Riot, Pop Matters, etc.). Along with frequent collaborator Jay Andersen of grunge band Surmiser and many other friends, Evans creates grunge, emo, alt rock, industrial and glam-folk songs that somehow all work side by side. “Even When […]

Nashville-based independent artist Ron Pope will release his latest studio album, Work, August 18 on his own Brooklyn Basement Records. The release follows last year’s critically acclaimed Ron Pope & The Nighthawks. Most recently, Pope most performed at The Music of Aretha Franklin tribute at Carnegie Hall on March 6, where he killed it with an […]

Hailing from the Cascade foothills that form a clear-cut divide between Portland and its surrounding wilderness, the five members of genre bending roots troupe Cedar Teeth have been storytelling together since 2009. The band draws influences from groups like The Band, Fleet Foxes, Wilco, but adds a distinct element of bluegrass. With vocalist Dylan Martell’s […]

Paul and Kris Masson have always known one another. In their early lives, when they felt unfamiliar to themselves, it was the idea of the other that led them forward. And on the night they finally encountered each other, it only took one look. There were no reasons needed, they just obliged what had already […]