Archive: 2020

Adrian + Meredith have always been ones to march to their own beat and have never been apologetic for the art they create. Since the duo joined forces in 2015, they have been pounding the pavement, putting their own spin on Americana. Their music embodies the spirit of the human story with a nod to […]

Chad Harvey is a true American original born in Evansville, and raised in nearby Lynnville—that’s Southern Indiana to the uninformed—just down the highway from Indiana’s most famous musical export, John Mellencamp. . . an artist to whom Harvey has been compared. However, Harvey is far from a knock-off, Harvey delivers his self-penned emotive stories with […]

Steeped in everything from 70s classic rock, satirical lyricists like Harry Nilsson, and current dark indie rock poster boys like Nick Cave, The Demon Rind’s third effort, Something Nice I Want To Tell You, is anything but easily classifiable. The Seattle band takes the album title from a line in their falsetto-fronted song “Lonely This […]

The jazz landscape has no shortage of inspiring guitarists and Tom Guarna is one of the brightest emerging stars.  We use the term “emerging” rather casually here as Guarna has already made albums with players such as Brian Blade, John Patitucci, Jon Cowherd, Orlando de Fleming, Joel Frahm, and Johnathan Blake, to name a few. […]

The estimable status of drummer Joe Farnsworth is reflected in this stellar quartet consisting of the iconic Wynton Marsalis who is rarely a sideman, legendary pianist Kenny Barron, and top-shelf bassist Peter Washington.  It’s a quartet that boasts two NEA Jazz Masters in Marsalis and Barron, led by one of the premiere straight-ahead drummers of […]

Steve Earle & the Dukes announced today via their label New West Records, that they will be recording an album of songs written by Justin Townes Earle with 100% of artist advances and royalties going to a trust for Justin’s daughter, Etta St. James Earle. It is expected that the album will be recorded in […]

“Being in the right place at the right time,” is how Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood sums up his good fortunes in the Mike Figgis directed documentary, Somebody Up There Likes Me. Releasing on September 18th as a Virtual Cinema Event in the US, with DVD and Blu-Ray to follow in October, the film chronicles […]

Trey Anastasio Band will release their new live album, Burn It Down, this Friday, September 18. Produced and mixed by Vance Powell (Phish, Chris Stapleton, Jack White), the album is a three-dimensional sonic time capsule that captures the explosive eight-piece band on their January 2020 tour.  The 15-song tracklist combines TAB’s trademark tight musicianship with unbounded performances […]

Golding combines the lush vocals of Orange County-native Jay Bainbridge and production from Matt Bartlem of the sunny Gold Coast. An indie-electronic project formed from the duo’s love for intricately crafted beats, melody and harmony. With a meticulously composed sound that draws inspiration from artists such as Alt-J and Phoenix, Golding experiments with melody, beats […]

Last Year’s Man is the pseudonym of Eugene, OR-based producer and songwriter, Tyler Fortier. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Fortier’s music has been featured on networks like CBS, Netflix, Showtime and the BBC. He has contributed music to libraries like Warner Chappell, BMG, and Marmoset. As a producer, Fortier’s passion is working with up-and-coming artists, […]

Music is always a soother, a healer, and that’s how I want to use this record,” says Bootsy Collins about his latest album, The Power of the One (Oct 23, Bootzilla Records / Sweetwater Studios). The album will be available on CD and all streaming services on October 23 and on vinyl in December. Preorder […]

EELS’ highly anticipated new album Earth to Dora is due October 30 via E Works/[PIAS]. In celebration, the band is debuting their new single titled “Are We Alright Again;” (below). The album is set to be released digitally and as a standard 12” LP as well as a deluxe double 12” LP box set including translucent red vinyl, a litho […]

Bluegrass maven Billy Strings wrapped up the opening weekend of his Meet Me At The Drive-In Tour this past Sunday (9/13/20) at the Mohegan Sun Arena (rather, in the adjacent parking lot) in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania with a pair of captivating sets that encompassed myriad genres, from Bill Monroe to Phish.  The freshly coifed musical mastermind […]

The open road has beckoned to generations of artists, writers, and seekers of authentic experience. For acclaimed singer/songwriter Ryan Hamilton, jumping into a minivan with his pup Peaches and driving from home near Fort Worth, Texas through the Southwest out to California last fall was not just catharsis, it was an unexpected impetus to create […]

It’s hard to believe that Peanuts is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy and the rest of the gang are older than most everyone that you know. As iconic as the characters created by Charles M. Schultz are, it’s difficult to picture them without also thinking of the music associated […]

On her first LP of all original songs since 2014, Joan Osborne finds herself swimming in familiar waters, singing about a slew of current social and political issues. Just two songs in, “What’s That You Say” tackles immigration in a remarkably relevant song. The track is about a real immigrant, Ana Marie Rea, who came […]

When you learn that there is a band called Killer Whale, you might immediately think that it’s a band that plays loud and aggressive music. In fact, nothing could be farther from the truth with this band from New Orleans. As evidenced by the new album Tastes Like Yesterday, this is a band that delivers […]

Highly respected and prolific Japanese trumpeter Takuya Kuroda blends soulful jazz, funk, post-bop, fusion, and hip-hop music into his sound, making him a contemporary force. His latest, Fly Moon Die Soon, a debut for First Word Records, consists of nine tracks, from four to six minutes in length generally, played by various configurations ranging from […]

Last year, Okkervil River, the long-running project of singer-songwriter Will Sheff, launched A Dream in the Dark: Two Decades of Okkervil River, a digital subscription series of twelve live albums that spanned the band’s storied career. The best of the series has been curated into a chronological 24-track compilation featuring performances captured from sweaty dive […]