PREMIERES

Edward Herda has been a causal musician his whole life, but in 2011 decided to make a run at it. Leading up to that was the loss of a woman he was going to marry (who married someone three months after leaving him), and the beginning of what is now nearly six years of sobriety. […]

Americana singer-songwriter Ed Dupas’ lived-in melodies unwind with reflective lyrics and speak to the current state of the human condition, soothing where possible, agitating where necessary, and seeking change where appropriate. Crafted from the heart, Ed Dupas’ simple yet soulful music flows from an array of broad social themes to more personal narratives of love […]

Ohio based improvisational rockers The Werks have released four highly acclaimed studio albums over the past ten years – Synapse (2009), The Werks (2012), Mr. Smalls Sessions EP (2014), and Inside a Dream (2015) – performed well over one thousand shows (including launching their own multi-day music festival The Werk Out), and released countless live […]

The American West is releasing their debut album, The Soot Will Bring Us Back Again, on March 17th, 2017. The record built upon grit and heartbreak, desolation and soul. The bulk of the album was recorded live to two-inch tape in three days at The Hallowed Halls in Portland, with the help of engineer Jordan Richter […]

Anna Coogan has been preparing for this moment her whole life, ever since she was a girl growing up in Boston, influenced by her classical opera training and her father’s protest albums by Phil Ochs and Bob Dylan. After several efforts with her Pacific Northwest-based alt-country band north 19, a pair of well-received indie solo […]

Carrie Elkin is one of those rare artists with a tidal wave singing voice, and a stage whisper writing voice that brings you to the edge of your seat, emotionally. Drawing comparisons to Patty Griffin or Brandi Carlile, the Austin singer-songwriter straddles the musical realms of Americana, folk, and indie rock, writing meaningful songs to meet her […]

When Nashville-based singer-songwriter Elli Perry began writing songs for her new album, she was in a difficult place in life. This was in 2014, a time when she found herself creatively spent from life on the road, exhausted from a years’ long battle with depression, and reeling from a painful divorce. She stepped away from […]

Using 70s punk and New Wave as a springboard to launch into their own unique creative process, Cincinnati quartet The Yugos have been making waves in their hometown since 2011. The group even garnered a Cincinnati Entertainment Award for Best Indie Artist of 2015, reflecting both their ability to write frenzied, hook-laden songs and to perform […]

Hailing from the swamp lands of Southern Georgia, raised on a heady blend of rock-and-roll and blues and classic country, Beau + Luci mine their rich musical heritage to dream up an extraordinarily timeless sound. On their debut EP Fire Dancer (due 3/3), the two sisters infuse their earthy yet lushly textured folk-rock with naturally […]

Hammydown has made your salad and scooped the foam onto your cappuccino. She’s scrubbed your splattered walls and vacuumed the dust from beneath your bed on her hands and knees. She’s delivered your pizza. A boss will say time and time again that it doesn’t cost anything extra to give service with a smile. With […]

Cinema Cinema first met Martin Bisi in 2012 amid the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Bisi, whose BC Studio was located just a few blocks away from the band’s rehearsal studio, was walking through the streets overwhelmed by the destruction he encountered when he came upon guitarist/vocalist Ev Gold and drummer Paul Claro clearing ruined instruments […]

Imagine The Doors, Joy Division, and Rick James writing songs with Tame Impala and you start to get an idea of the rock and roll magic being conjured by Austin group The Cuckoos. Though their influences are unmistakeable and they are a young band, the band are also carving their own path, hungry to become […]

Portland, OR based Sallie Ford released her second solo LP Soul Sick on February 10th, which is comprised of doo-wop harmonies, slippery British invasion keyboards, and crunchy, fuzzed-out guitars that back her distinctive howl and surround her at once intimate and confrontational musings on love, depression, and fear. According to Sallie, “This is a ‘confessional’ album.  […]

Nashville’s DEDSA wields psych-rock like a flaming sword to illuminate sci-fi tales of love and medieval debauchery. The band’s debut full length, Salmon Velocity, melds electronic music, psychedelia, metal and shoegaze into a powerful musical elixir. The project is an unholy pact between drummer Grant Bramlett, bassist/keyboardist Ben Carreon, guitarist/vocalist Stephen DeWitt, and keyboardist Robbie Ward. […]

When it came time to begin working on her new album, Gwyneth Moreland turned to her own backyard for inspiration. It was the rugged and beautiful landscape of her Northern California hometown of Mendocino, a place that has long embraced artists. She also turned to the music she grew up listening to – artists like  Joan […]

Santa Barbara based psychedelic funk band, Killer Kaya, releases “Understood” (below) one of the tracks from their upcoming album said to be coming out later this year. While “Understood” holds true to the funk and soul elements found on their last EP “Cigarette Echolocation”, the addition of the saxophone indicates experimentation with a new sound that […]

Bendigo Fletcher are only just now establishing a following in their hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, but spend some time listening to their heady blend of psych-folk and Americana and you’ll quickly realize these young fellows are on to something special. This is saying something considering they have only been a band since April of 2016. The […]

One of the most promising artists to come out of Texas in quite some time is a fella by the name of K Phillips. His soulful Americana is filled with tales of love, struggles, and redemption. On March 10th K Phillips will release his sophomore album Dirty Wonder on Rock Ridge Music, the follow-up to his acclaimed debut American […]

The versatile husband-and-wife team of David and Enion Pelta-Tiller have spent a handful of years pursuing a sound that takes listeners on an enlightening cultural acoustic journey. As Taarka, the group they front along with award-winning bassist Troy Robey and prodigious young guitarist Mike Robinson, they conjure a worldly sound bursting with gypsy jazz, bluegrass, and […]

Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Julia Anrather has a lot on her plate, spending time as an actress and a producer with a handful of projects going on at any given moment. Somehow though, she manages to inject a ton of creativity and inspiration into her music, which can be described as sensual and sensible pop. Anrather even […]