ALBUM PREMIERE: Churchwood Weave a Tapestry of Rock and Roll Sounds on ‘Hex City’
The phrase “Keep Austin Weird” is little more than a clever marketing slogan these days as traffic snarls the city, condos climb sky high, and tech bros fill the local watering holes. Though the weirdness so often alluded to may be in short supply, there are bands in Austin staying true to the far out […]
SONG PREMIERE: Eric Krasno’s Unreleased New LP Title Track “Blood From A Stone”
Eric Krasno, the co-founder of Soulive and former full time lead guitarist of Lettuce released his third solo album Blood From A Stone on July 8th. Although we’re already familiar with Krasno’s knock it dead guitar tone, this time around Krasno contributes vocals on every track of the self-produced album with the exception of an instrumental […]
ALBUM PREMIERE: Those Willows Tap Into Sensible Pop On Self-Titled LP
Ever since their days together in high school theater, Jack Wells and Mel Tarter have been inseparable. The pair, who co-front the indie pop quartet Those Willows, have been making music together for nine years. In 2012, the couple relocated from Detroit, Michigan to Portland, Oregon where they built a community and eventually joined forces […]
GLIDE EXCLUSIVE: The Show Ponies Announce New LP ‘How It All Goes Down’ & Premiere New Track “The Time It Takes”
The Show Ponies have announced that their third studio album How It All Goes Down will be released on January 20, 2017. The album is available for pre-order now and the band has shared an incredible new track “The Time It Takes” from How It All Goes Down, which Glide is premiering below. To date, The Show Ponies have over 14 […]
ELECTION DAY SPECIAL VIDEO PREMIERE: John Aulabaugh Composes Call to Action on “Awake”
Not your typical singer/songwriter – or protester – John Aulabaugh in his youth wasn’t disillusioned by images of the Kent State Massacre. He hadn’t grown up reading about Nixon calling out the National Guard in a history book; he’d seen it unfold on the CBS Nightly News with Walter Cronkite. He left his college band behind […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: Corner Suns Conjure Neo-psyche and Baroque Pop On “Borrowed Time”
The combination of Brandon Carr and John Dufilho is a special one. Both musicians have put in time with respected bands; Carr with the folk-psychedelia outfit The Earlies and Dufilho with experimental pop group The Apples In Stereo and indie rockers The Deathray Davies. Now, the Dallas-based musicians have joined forces as Corner Suns and will […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: Jackie Venson Proves Tenacious Chops on ‘One Step Forward”
Austin-born indie/blues guitarist/vocalist Jackie Venson, released her live album, Jackie Venson Live on September 16, 2016. The live record offers a raw follow-up to her 2015 studio full-length, The Light in Me and shows Vensons’s tenacity at the blues with a precision cut tone and heartfelt delivery that rivals few today. Daughter of Austin music staple, Andrew Venson, Jackie’s early […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: Joan Armatrading Performs Solo Electric “Empty Highway” Off Upcoming Live DVD
Joan Armatrading is a performer who needs little introduction. The three-time Grammy nominee has released numerous albums over a career spanning forty years, earning a devoted cult following in the process. Now the legendary songstress and purveyor of finely tuned, emotionally charged music, is back with a new release. Billed as the “Me Myself I World […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: This Frontier Needs Heroes Gives Silent Film Treatment To Catchy “My Heart Tells Me Yes”
The fourth album from Brooklyn-based This Frontier Needs Heroes, Real Job, is comprised of esteemed songwriter Brad Loretta and friends. Like their previous album Hooky, the duo brought in a handful of talented friends to help out. Joining singer-songwriter Brad Lauretti (Vocals and Guitar) are Sadie Frederick (Vocals and Violin) Cash Carter (Drums) Ryan Vogel (Bass) Adam Kurtz […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: WOLF! feat. Scott Metzger ‘Unspeakable Things/Tomahawk Chop’ (INTERVIEW)
A band with the name “Wolf” in it has recently become as commonplace as a new Starbucks opening. But naming a trio after a certain Mr. Winston Wolfe from the classic Tarantino film Pulp Fiction? Well just like the Harvey Keitel played smooth operator who “fixed” Jules’ and Vincent’s accident , this Brooklyn based trio […]