Archive: 2016

Gods of Egypt is everything wrong with Hollywood and movies today condensed into one convenient package.

If you’ve been to a bluegrass show or festival, you have sure felt that friendly, familial vibe that comes from the positivity and joy of the music’s energetic, upbeat presence. Bluegrass songs rarely shy away from pain and heartbreak, but the feeling of hearing a banjo or a mandolin makes it hard to hold back […]

[rating=5.00] Mount Moriah has taken a shiny polish to their sound and come up with the exuberant How to Dance, their follow up to 2013’s beloved Miracle Temple. And what many were initially quick to peg as country has continued to morph and evolve into something much more complex. While lead singer Heather McEntire has […]

[rating=8.00] Austin’s Golden Dawn Arkestra are the type of heady musical collective that could only exist in a town filled with musicians. Fronted by local scene veteran Topaz aka Zapot Mgwai, this group consists ten or more musicians and dancers. This may explain why the band doesn’t tour outside of Austin much, as their live […]

[rating=5.00] In this age of pseudo throwback soul saturation, it seems that the list of bands jumping on this genre wagon is never-ending. Some are exceptional and others fall short. Lake Street Dive fall somewhere in the middle ground, and with their new record Side Pony, they maintain that status but with more hype than […]

[rating=9.00] Artists like Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton, and Sturgill Simpson have created a recent surge in popularity and notoriety in Americana and traditional country music. North Carolina’s Caleb Caudle is a hidden gem in Americana music that some critics are calling the “next Jason Isbell”. This comparison is drawn from Caudle’s rich lyrical depth and soothing […]

High Sierra Music today announced the initial artist lineup of the 26th Annual High Sierra Music Festival running June 30-July 3, 2016 at the Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds in Quincy, CA.  The Festival’s 25th annual in 2015 enjoyed record-breaking attendance and unforgettable musical performances.  The initial artist lineup includes Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Thievery Corporation, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Greensky Bluegrass, […]

[rating=7.00] There’s a dreamy murkiness to the new record from Deep Sea Diver, no doubt influenced by their hometown of Seattle. Their sophomore LP Secrets is 10 tracks of scuzzy power pop that hits the spot. It’s got a mod retro feel to it, like Nico under strobe lights in a dark club, but there’s […]

Believe the hype. From virtually the beginning of their young careers, both Rival Sons and blues guitar player Tyler Bryant have been receiving acclamations for what they were creating. For Bryant, it was the blues via Stevie Ray Vaughan and Lightnin’ Hopkins; a sound which he has taken and expanded upon, especially with his band […]