PREMIERES

“It’s a highway, filled with deep, exotic colors and beautiful, delicate things as well as the perils that come from moving so fast,” says Dar Williams, describing modern life. On her 13th album, Hummingbird Highway, out September 12th on Righteous Babe Records, Williams celebrates the colors she glimpses from her vantage as a touring musician. […]

Originally from Appleton, Wisconsin, Reynolds has been living and songwriting in Los Angeles for several years. Her songs have been recorded by Little Big Town (“Next to You”) and Dani Rose (“Got It from My Mama”) and can be heard on hit television series Yellowstone and Loudermilk. Reynolds also curates and hosts house concerts and […]

Paul Givant was born on the fringes of Los Angeles, shaped musically and spiritually by the valleys and hills of Southern California. Drawn both to the Laurel Canyon and Bakersfield sounds, Givant’s musical career now spans genres and decades, with a deep catalog of songs which weave together elements of folk, roots, Americana and country— […]

What do Dolly Parton, David Bowie, and Robert Smith of The Cure have in common? For one, an inimitable grasp on the power of glitz. For another, palpable influence upon Pittsburgh’s Bonnie & the Mere Mortals. “Those are the three for me,” says Bonnie Ramone, frontwoman for the project. “That’s canon.” To reconcile the trappings […]

The first composite solid rocket fuel that eventually launched spaceships was made with asphalt, effectively paving the way to the moon. Dashboard Heat, the newest record by Seattle stalwarts Smokey Brights, embodies this funny little fact, using tough truths to slip the surly bonds of earth and, through hardship, touch the stars. Members Kim West […]

Lucky Dog is a long-time comin’. Toledo-based artist Ben Stalets took nearly three years to pen it. And when one thinks of the artist? The word ‘roots’ immediately comes to mind. There’s an exceptional type of magic that arises in a musician when they honor where they come from and who they’ve been. This LP […]

Ceylon Sailor’s debut album, Here We Lie, out June 27th, on boutique indie Stunning Models (The Fictionals, Will Stratton and Scheffer Stevens), is an exhilarating throwback meticulously crafted to adhere to lo-fi, chamber pop parameters. The album was recorded with only analog instruments; there are no drum edits; and everything that sounds like an electric […]

Jackson and the Janks are a rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and garage gospel band. Known to light up the floor with fresh and time-honored dancin’ music. Sacred steel lifting you up, and bass saxophone holding it down. The band features the extraordinary and unmistakable vocal talent of singer/guitarist Jackson Lynch, combined with the […]

Americana singer-songwriter Will Rainier writes with a stumbling romanticism and a sympathetic gaze about the lovely folks—both real and imagined—we encounter at the local saloon. His songs are orchestral Americana vignettes, exquisitely-textured with pedal steel, synths, acoustic and electric guitar, trumpet, organ, piano, xylophone, percussion, bells, drum machines, drums, and melodica. Rainier’s cinematic sonic character […]

There’s a confident musical swagger from the first few emotional notes of Claire Morales’ new single “Champion” that reminds ears of Cat Power at her most vivacious. “Champion” appears on Morales’ self-released upcoming album, Lost in the Desert, due out August 19th and charts a solitary, female journey through the sands—told both as a full-length […]

“When I fall, I fall hard. Sometimes that means I play out a whole relationship in my mind, and sabotage it before it ever takes root,” says Lyal Strickland about his track “O Arkansas” off his new live six-song EP Ghost Light at the Gillioz. Recorded live at the historic Gillioz Theatre in Springfield, Missouri, […]

Best known for his work in Jr. Thomas & The Volcanos, Minnesota singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Jr. Thomas returns with a collaboration that pays homage to the golden era of soul music. Teaming up with Philadelphia production duo Maxwell Perla & Vincent John – AKA Eraserhood Sound – he’s proud to present his new […]

The story of Sisyphus and his unceasing duty to roll a boulder uphill is well-known. What the story symbolizes, an unending endeavor in vain, is likewise familiar, perhaps even intrinsic to the human condition. What goes less acknowledged, even as the term “Sisyphean” flows freely through pop culture and everyday conversations, is the actual wisdom […]

With Backstage Balladeer, Jefferson Ross has returned with a deeply personal and richly textured album that dives headfirst into themes of life, death, faith, doubt, and the tangled beauty of the American South. This time, it’s a truly solo endeavor—Ross wrote, performed, recorded, mixed, and even photographed every aspect of the project himself. Though not […]

Sterling Drake has always had a taste for adventure. “I left home at 17 without any idea where I’d end up,” he explains. “All I knew was that if I held onto my dreams, they’d lead me where I was meant to be.” With the release of The Shape I’m In, Drake’s remarkable debut, it’s […]

East Nash Grass exemplifies the best of what bluegrass has to offer—as being named the 2024 IBMA [International Bluegrass Music Association] New Artist of the Year would suggest. But their breathtaking talent as singers, instrumentalists, and composers are just the beginning, the secret to East Nash Grass lies in their unflinching ability to be themselves. […]

Interplay captures a rare moment when Bill Evans steps outside his familiar trio setting and invites a handful of peers into a musical conversation that feels both relaxed and thrilling. Recorded in July 1962 in Los Angeles and released the following summer, this session finds Evans alongside trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, guitarist Jim Hall, bassist Percy […]

A.J. Croce, acclaimed artist, singer/songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, has officially announced the highly anticipated return of Croce Plays Croce, his beloved live celebration honoring the timeless music of his father, legendary singer/songwriter Jim Croce. The upcoming Croce Plays Croce tour will feature an expanded setlist that includes more of Jim Croce’s iconic catalog, as well as […]

Over a decade ago, The Dead Daisies burst onto the music scene. Their mission, to create some good old fashioned 70’s style rock, gather some of the finest musicians in the world, and have a great time keeping rock music alive. As a powerhouse rock band celebrated for their soulful, blues-infused sound and dazzling performances […]

At this point in its illustrious, nearly 60-year career, rock legends Little Feat could be excused if they wanted to take its proverbial foot off the gas. However, that wouldn’t be in Little Feat’s DNA. From the very first note of Strike Up The Band, you will hear Little Feat–who have been rocking and rolling […]