PREMIERES

David Ryan Harris. “Sounds like a law firm, tastes like analog tape,” says the soul singer/songwriter and guitarist. “I heard music, melodies and stories in my head as a child. It never went away and I hope it never does,” he says. Born in Chicago and raised in Atlanta, David was drawn to the blues […]

Memphis power-trio Dirty Streets are entrenched in the kind of deep soul, funk, blues, heavy boogie and psych-rock that was a domineering force of nature during the Seventies but is hard to come by these days, at least in a way that feels authentic. These guys are as real as it gets and they’re ready to […]

Breakdown Brass’s founding member Nadav Nirenberg is a multi-talented musician/composer who has shared the stage and recorded with everyone from Wyclef Jean and Seun Kuti to Ikebe Shakedown. The members of this large musical collective have also toured and recorded with groups such as  Antibalas, Lee Fields, Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley, Monophonics, and others. Now Nirenberg […]

When I first heard Boroughs I was caught off guard. This young quartet from Los Angeles was tapping into something reminiscent of Whiskeytown and Wilco in their more sentimental moments. There was the twang of JD Carrera’s seductive pedal steel and the honest, simple lyrics of Kyle Neal, whose smokey vocals with just a slight […]

The Nouveaux Honkies are originally from Florida, but these days they call the road their home. This Americana duo literally travel around in an RV, which is pretty convenient when you happen to also be touring on a regular basis. Their new album Blues For Country, which comes out November 5th, reflects the rambling life with its […]

When singer-songwiter Bobby Long left Wiltshire, the picturesque county of England where he grew up, for university studies in London, he fell in with a tight knit group of young artists who would become his lifelong friends. Together, they survived open auditions and open mic nights, successes and disappointments, forming a strong support system that bolstered […]

Roots-reggae artist Cas Haley will be releasing his new album More Music More Family on Mailboat Records on November 6th, 2015. The new album celebrates Cas’ return to music after an injury-induced hiatus and explores the importance of family and positivity. Co-produced by Tubby Love and recorded in Kauai, Hawaii, More Music More Family is […]

Illinois native Ike Reilly has worked as a gravedigger and a hotel doorman, but where he has always shined is as a singer-songwriter. On June 16th Reilly released his seventh studio album Born On Fire via Rock Ridge Music and Firebrand Records, the latter of which is the label owned by Ryan Harvey of Riot-Folk Collective and Rage Against […]

For Austin nine-piece Grupo Fantasma, the road to get their newest studio album released has been a long one. Five years have passed since these masters of Latin-funk put out their acclaimed album El Existential, which won them a Grammy in 2011 under the Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album category. In that time Grupo […]

Mississippi may not be a place you associate with psychedelic music, however, one listen to The JAG and you’ll quickly realize it’s never a good idea to judge a book by its cover. Hailing from Jackson, MS but currently based out of Nashville, this quintet pull influences from psychedelic rock and roll, disco, and artsier […]

Inspired by an unwavering love for summers spent in the mountains, along with the tales from his youth, Jeremiah Tall is a one-man show based out of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Tall’s tales range from the struggles of finding your feet on an ever-changing landscape, to fictional stories of cowboys and the common man’s battle with the devil. A hand […]

When husband-and-wife duo Grace & Tony began writing songs for their new album, Phantasmagoric, they didn’t plan on crafting 10 tracks that sound as if  they belong in a macabre Broadway musical. But these dramatic tales of plagues, serial killers, mass suicide, Frankenstein’s nameless creation and similar subjects are so inherently theatrical, they’d be right […]

Fronted by Lauren West, who combines sultry crooning with a raspy rock and roll growl, New York band American Pinup draw from influences across the spectrum of alternative music. Their newest EP  The Radio (released August 21st) is a blend of pop-savvy melody and punk rock attitude. Following two full-length albums and two EPs, multiple national […]

On October 16, 2015, Rob Drabkin will release a brand new 15-track live album titled Live Vol. II  This album follows Rob’s studio album Little Steps which was played on more than 100 stations across North America and was followed by Rob touring and visiting over 40 supporting radio stations. Live Vol. II brings focus […]

It’s difficult to put the young singer-songwriter Kaleigh Baker in a box, and why would you want to? Hailing from a small valley in Western New York, this rising artist has a powerfully dynamic voice that makes you wonder if it’s only a matter of time before she graduates from small clubs to massive festival stages. On […]

California quartet Animal Liberation Orchestra (ALO) will be releasing Tangle Of Time their ninth album and their first new LP since 2012. Over the last couple of years the members  have all been working hard on individual side projects such as touring with Jack Johnson, Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead, Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers, and Mokie.  Consisting […]

Ian Fisher—based in Berlin, Germany, but raised on a farm in Missouri—is a little man with a big voice. He’s played hundreds of concerts all over the world. His songs, like the man himself, are simple and honest. He’s a 21st Century country musician… without a country. His debut album, Nero, comes out Oct. 23 […]

Brooklyn band Turkuaz has always been a little bit quirky with their self-styled brand of funky soul music. On their upcoming album Digitonium, which drops This Friday via Techne Records, the group takes their sound in a vibrant new direction while definitely holding onto their signature grooviness. There is a feeling of electricity and explosive […]

Long before Donald Fagen, Herbie Hancock and Jan Hammer rocked out with their keytars, a performer was strapping his legless keyboard on top of an ironing board when performing. This marked the birth of stand up keys and so became the legend of Ironing Board Sam. Born Samuel Moore, the musician later to be known as “Ironing Board Sam” […]

Why a musical group from Australia would name their debut album after one of America’s most conventional cities is surprising, but then again this certain Nebraska city is home to one of our country’s strongest producer/engineers.  Falls—Simon Rudston-Brown and Melinda Kirwin— escaped to the album’s namesake city to record their U.S. debut Omaha, working closely with Mike Mogis (Jenny Lewis, […]