Archive: 2021

The story of a bluesman getting discovered late in life is one that has repeated itself a handful of times over the last few decades. There is a sadness to this story in the fact that talented musicians can toil away most of their life without having their music ever heard and appreciated by anyone […]

Last fall on Dead Oceans, Kansas City-based musician Kevin Morby released his newest album Sundowner.  Last Saturday, he made his network television debut on CBS This Morning. Playing with Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield, they performed Sundowner’s “Campfire,” plus the title track as a web exclusive. Additionally, the duo presented “Lilacs” and “Fire” from Waxahatchee’s Saint Cloud. It was filmed at Los Angeles’ Bootleg Theater and features a […]

Celebrated Malian rock band Songhoy Blues made their debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s #PlayAtHome series with a performance of their song “Barre.” Filmed in Mali, the group sang in their native Songhai while the performance showcased Songhoy Blues’ distinctive sound that blends Malian cross-rhythms with Western rock influences and virtuosic guitar playing. View […]

Today marks the release of Crestone, the debut feature written and directed by Marnie Ellen Hertzler in partnership with Memory, and is out now on digital platforms. Hertzler enlisted the Animal Collective to compose the film’s score, a first for the band, which is also out digitally today. Crestone (Original Score) will also be available physically on April […]

On a short tour of west coast wineries in the summer of 2019, Anya Marina and friend /collaborator/artist/ tour mate Eric Hutchinson were talking about working together again. Eric had witnessed Anya’s entertaining and captivating live show many times on the road and suggested she record a live album in New York City and let […]

Never a musician to waste any precious time, Alter Bridge and Slash and the Conspirators vocalist Myles Kennedy used the recent pandemic to finalize his sophomore solo album. During his time at home due to all touring being canceled, Myles created the framework for the song ideas that would make up The Ides Of March. He then called up […]

Seeing the term thrash-jazz had this writer scrambling for reference points.  As Jimi Hendrix taught us, creating one’s own genre can lead to much success. What’s especially revealing about Cameron Graves’ Seven is that he stands apart from the heavy electric fray surrounding him, choosing to play the acoustic piano rather than synths or Rhodes. […]

Formed in 2010, Creeptones have been playing, writing, and performing together for over ten years. Check out the chillwave vibey new single “Vacant Winds” from New Jersey-based Creeptones. Set to a synth saturated backdrop, heavy backbeat moves as the track becomes fused with organic instrumentation and steady vocal musing. Lead singer Carmine Stoppiello projects with emotional […]

Benedikt is a music collective from Oslo, Norway, formed and led by Hans Olav. Give a listen to their symphonic and beautiful new single “Head on a Spike.”With intimate and emotional vocal outpouring from Olav, the 9-piece indie-folk group creates a spherical instrumental landscape filled with fluttering strings and angelic harmonies. “Head on a Stick” […]

Steeped in the traditions of the early American music catalog, Sinner Friends— multi-instrumentalists Grace Van’t Hof and Conner Vlietstra—draw on their collective backgrounds in bluegrass and old-time, ragtime, vintage country, and gospel to deliver savvy interpretations of forgotten classics and offer up a collection of classic original songs. The duo has a progressive vision and […]

For fans of British Pop, the names Amelia Fletcher and Rob Pursey are household names even if the names of bands keep changing. Fletcher’s unmistakable voice is at the center of Talulah Gosh, Heavenly, Marine Research, and Tender Trap. Even if you aren’t a fan, a quick listen to any of those bands will give […]

In the tradition of female trailblazers such as Katie Webster and Marcia Ball, 17-year-old 2020 Boston Music Award Winner, pianist and vocalist Veronica Lewis comes across as anything but precocious on her debut, You Ain’t Unlucky. Lewis absorbed all those sounds not only from her female idols but it’s clear she owes to Otis Spann, […]

Pioneering music TV series Night Flight has launched a 24/7 TV channel dedicated to independent artists and labels on its popular streaming platform Night Flight Plus. The new channel coincides with the arrival of revered reissue label Dark Entries on the apps, who will join the current Night Flight label partners that include Sub Pop, […]

Adding to the legacy of one of the most influential rappers in music history, the Estate of Phife Dawg has announced the release of “Nutshell PART 2” (Ft. Busta Rhymes & Redman),  the first single from the legendary artist’s upcoming anxiously awaited second solo album. This single will be featured on the first posthumous album release from the […]

Nashville based Old Sea Brigade is back with a riveting and bewitching new single “Day By Day.” Built on annular guitar musing and a rich vocal presence, “Day By Day” blends folk noir feels with tasteful synth color and steady rhythmic movement. Ben Cramer has an uncomplicated way with hooky, intelligent lyrical design. Old Sea Brigade is […]

Airpark is a Nashville-based duo – made up of brothers Ben Ford and Michael Ford, Jr. People often think that they are twins, but they’re not; however, the archetypal mystic sibling connection is very much there. Check out the raw and commanding new single “Quiet Type”(below) from brother duo Airpark. Joined on the song by Natalie Carol AKA Valley Queen, […]

Narisa Khamvanthong (Nari) was born and raised in the Bay Area of California, and always enjoyed the music scene there but never thought she’d be getting into music herself. As she started getting more familiar with the bands and artists in her community, she finally decided to pick up the guitar and write her own songs. More […]

Jade Brodie is a Railroading songstress from Winnemucca, Nevada. Brodie’s songs are inspired by the away from home lifestyle of railroad work and the working-class hero. She writes songs with simple poetry and a heavy train beat. Originally from the near coastal towns of Sonoma County, she bounced around until she found a good life […]