PREMIERES

Let’s be honest, the world is feeling a little less funky these days, and we could all use a little more funk and love. New York City’s The Devyl Nellys are on a mission to change that with their spunky party music. Fronted by the charismatic singer Nelly Levon, the group got together in 2011 […]

Don Gallardo’s new album Hickory might sound a tad familiar if you appreciate the good stuff- the stand by artists and albums that never let you down: Wilco, Beatles, The Band, Neil Young, Bob Dylan. There is enough complicated listening out there and our ears deserve something that’s righteous, honest and ballsy in just the […]

Sara Rachele + The Skintights are gearing up to release their new album Motel Fire on August 5 – a  jangly mix of infectious fuzz-pop and atmospheric Americana. Rachele—along with her Skintights bandmates Gyasi Heus & wWaylon (yes wWaylon is his name)—lays down reverb-drenched songs full of sexy hooks, soaring vocal melodies and driving drum beats. Rachele has taken a […]

What happens when a group of talented experimental producers decide to bring beat-based electronic music to a live band setting? This is precisely the aesthetic of the Portland, Maine-based collective known as Jaw Gems. Applying names like “drip hop” and “ratchet jazz” to their sound, the members of Jaw Gems seek to bring together the more […]

Matt Brown may hail from the small Pacific Northwest town of Washougal, Washington, but his music carries a soulful bluesiness that puts him more in line with the place he now calls home: Nashville. Armed with his baby blue Fender Telecaster – “Stella Blue” – the singer-songwriter is catching the attention of audiences far and wide with […]

Portland, Oregon bluegrass outfit Cascade Crescendo have been together for just over three years and already they have gained a loyal following with their tightly crafted bluegrass that embraces tradition alongside more progressive, jam-oriented styles. This makes sense since the four members of Cascade Crescendo grew up in a music festival environment where bluegrass acts are […]

Some bands are made for the stage, and Radio Moscow are definitely one of them. The trio of Stratocaster wizard Parker Griggs, bassist Anthony Meier and drummer Paul Marrone thrive together in the live setting, bouncing sonically off one another and their audience as they unleash a torrent of psychedelic blues. Both onstage and over […]

It has long been said that music has no boundaries, and if there is one artist chasing that idea it is Alex Pinto. The guitarist and composer embraces his Indian and American heritage, pulling influences from both places and beyond to craft thoughtful, atmospheric compositions. What’s striking is that Pinto’s sound is rooted in Southern blues […]

When singer-songwriter Trent Dabbs set out to make his 10th solo album in 12 years, he found himself drifting away from the earthy Americana he is known for in favor of a sound that was more pop-focused than anything he had done in the past. Maybe it was the choice to collaborate with Daniel Tashian of […]

There’s an old saying you may have heard: “I wasn’t born in Texas but I got here as fast as I could!” Such is the case with Daniel and Jenna Watters, who together are The Watters, an exciting new soul group based out of Austin. Though the two go all the way back to high school […]

The raspy and soulful voice of Tom Rhodes has been likened to that of Ray LaMontagne  or a young Van Morrison, and there’s a good reason for that. The Bay Area singer-songwriter has been quietly forging his own musical path for a handful of years now with a memorable voice and thoughtfully written songs that are as […]

Arrica Rose and Mark W. Lynn have a long history together. The two met years ago on a spring evening at the Huntington Beach Library in Southern CA when Arrica was still a teenager and Mark was just a few years older. Her local punk band (Uxby) was opening for his touring band (Uranium 9 […]

Say what you will about Nashville and the state of the music industry these days, but the fact is that there are some real fine bands coming out of Music City. One of those bands is the young trio Harpooner, who bring to mind The Strokes meets 1970’s power pop with a hint of psychedelia […]

For any music lover who catches shows regularly, there are the acts that make it big and those that don’t. Bigger acts – if they don’t succumb to drug addiction, band quarrels, or the fate of being one-hit wonders – have a sense of security that allows them make a career out of music. Acts […]

Nashville based Great Peacock might be just another band based out of Music City, but upon listening to Making Ghosts, the band’s harmony-heavy, guitar-driven 2015 debut album, you can hear immediately the band are making music for all the right reasons. Its 11 songs are filled with a gritty directness that gives the Americana genre its defining element along […]

Getting together for rehearsals and gigs as a 10-piece band is never easy, but since 2011 Austin soul band The Nightowls have been doing just that, and at a remarkably steady pace to boot. Fronted by the charismatic singer Ryan Harkrider, The Nightowls seek to bring together the fun loving times of Motown and Memphis soul, […]

When Brooklyn singer-songwriter Pete Sinjin finished his fourth album of original songs, he was struck with the realization that what made them all work together is that they “all were love songs in one way or another. Love in all its various incarnations: tender, lost, found, nostalgic, passionate, defiant, foolish, hopeless, awe-inducing, life-changing. It wasn’t […]

“The dark rasp of Marcus Blacke will hit you from behind, and the way it sneaks up will make you want to follow it through the hauntingly beautiful intricacies of Blacke’s new self-titled record. Hailing from Australia, Blacke’s voice has the world-weary, lived-in feel of a rail-riding wanderer.” Glide writer Maeri Ferguson described the new self-titled record […]

Shawn Amos has done just about everything over the course of his 48 years, ranging from making music under his own name and collaborating with the likes of Solomon Burke, to producing other artists and taking on just about every job in the music industry. Despite having so much on his plate, the singer-songwriter and […]

If you haven’t seen the live event known as Royal Southern Brotherhood in a club near you – seriously, you are truly missing out. Sure most live bands can fire it up on the stage, but putting those songs on record and making the recordings sound as poignant and timeless? Royal Southern Brotherhood triumphantly pulls […]