Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real Set To Release New Album ‘Naked Garden’ On 3/27
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real will release Naked Garden on March 27th, 2020 via Fantasy Records. A companion to the band’s highly acclaimed 2019 LP, Turn Off The News (Build A Garden), this 15-track collection captures the joyful spirit and creative intensity of POTR’s ‘News’ with previously unreleased songs and alternate cuts that came out of […]
50 Years Ago Today – The Who Appear At Leeds University, Record ‘Live at Leeds’ LP (Listen “Heaven and Hell”)
Sam Bush Band, Charley Crockett, Blitzen Trapper Lead 2020 Cold Mountain Music Festival
Cold Mountain Music Festival is proud to announce the lineup for its 4th annual event happening June 5-6, 2020 at the picturesque Lake Logan Conference Center in Canton, NC. GRAMMY-winning newgrass pioneer Sam Bush Band will headline the weekend-long retreat, with additional appearances by fast-rising alt-country sensation Charley Crockett, West Coast folk-rock outfit Blitzen Trapper, […]
Liverpool’s Robert Vincent Crafts Sublime Piece of Americana on Warm ‘In This Town You’re Owned’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
The idea of Americana was always built on a false premise: that 21st century, or, for that matter, 20th century, music could be constrained by physical geography. On In This Town You’re Owned, Liverpool’s Robert Vincent has crafted a beautiful piece of Americana, with the trademark fiddles and plaintive acoustic strums, but also with an […]
Galactic Give Vermont’s Higher Ground a Joyous Frenzy (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
There was a distinct element of poetic justice surrounding Galactic’s appearance at Higher Ground February 10. In 2017, this linchpin of the contemporary NOLA scene had to cancel a concert at this very same venue due to severely inclement weather, the very likes of which the band (barely) avoided this time around. As a result, […]
SONG PREMIERE: Wanderwild Share Valentine’s Day Pop Ballad “Don’t Break My Heart”
Wanderwild started as the project of singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Matt Martin. Hailed as an Athens, GA “music veteran,” Matt is the product of years of collaboration, recording, and live performance with nearly a dozen different (COIN, Faye Webster, Shane T and more!). He balances pop songwriting with indie rock sensibilities, and uses Wanderwild […]
‘Portrait of A Lady On Fire’ Burns Bright (FILM REVIEW)
This powerful French film is an instant masterpiece.
Early Music From Duane and Gregg Allman Out March 27: Allman Joys, Hour Glass, Duane & Gregg
Very early music from members of the ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND will be released on CD for the first time March 27, and vinyl that has been out of print since the late 1960’s will be available as well. In all, four albums will trace three of the band member’s nascent music projects including the Allman Joys, Hour Glass and 31st of […]
SONG PREMIERE: Ismay Delivers Enchanting & Incisive Folk Beauty “100 Mile View From Virginia City”
Named after a town of 19 in the Northern Great Plains, Ismay represents the work of singer/songwriter Avery Hellman. Just as with the name, Ismay seeks to uncover ways in which the place we live changes us, and how the natural world provides deeper meaning. For Ismay, a life lived in rural California connects them […]