Your Front Row Seat To Americana Music
The combination of great songwriting and great singing causes a chemical reaction in the brain--not that lightbulb, ah-ha kind of moment, but a subtle click that causes an ensuing tsunami of emotion and harmony that works so well together, you can’t quite explain the magic. I have felt that way about Brandi Carlile’s music for... Continue Reading →
“Tim hates the idea. And I agree. Country Roots is a terrible title,” laughs Whiskey Wolves of the West band member Leroy Powell of their forthcoming album, out March 2nd via Rock Ridge Music. "But so is the name Whiskey Wolves of the West. It's completely ridiculous. That's what makes me love it so much. ... Continue Reading →
MerleFest, presented by Window World, has announced the initial lineup for MerleFest 2018, which will be held April 26th - 29th. The annual homecoming of musicians and music fans returns to the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, with the complete lineup to be... Continue Reading →
Americountry duo The Contenders will release their debut full-length, Laughing With The Reckless, on November 3rd via Rock Ridge Music. The album, a follow-up to their 2014 EP Meet The Contenders, explores the perseverance of hope in dark times, and the connective power of music. In fact, it was music that connected Vermont-based singer/songwriter Jay... Continue Reading →
“It’s tribal but it’s libel to make you wobble and bobble. It’ll put your head right and make your heart light as a feather. Whether fair or inclement weather. I just love the way they love to get together and get down home at the MEDICINE STONE.” -Kevin Russell/Shinyribs “One of three music festivals I... Continue Reading →
Sister Rosetta Tharpe was the first great recording star of gospel music and among the first gospel musicians to appeal to rhythm-and-blues and rock-and-roll audiences, later being referred to as "the original soul sister" and "the godmother of rock and roll". This live recording from 1960 had never been on vinyl until now, 57 years... Continue Reading →
Phoenix-based independent label Fervor Records is releasing both music from new artists as well as compiling and maintaining an impressive collection of cult hits, deep cuts, and rarities from the 1920s to current day. The label was founded in 1989 by David Hilker and a few friends as a non-profit with 100% of proceeds going to the Central... Continue Reading →
Flambeau Fest has been announced! The festival's inaugural weekend will take place at Ascension Fields at Lamar Dixon in Gonzales, Louisiana, minutes outside Baton Rouge, on October 7 and 8, 2017. Its superstar country and classic rock lineup of Sam Hunt, Hank Williams Jr., Lynyrd Skynyrd, Dustin Lynch, Chase Rice, Blackberry Smoke, Jacob Davis and many more will ignite... Continue Reading →
It was a crowded house for alt-country songstress India Ramey’s Snake Handler album release show at cozy Nashville venue The Basement. Though her brilliant new effort’s autobiographical subject matter is somber, recounting heartbreak, domestic abuse, and brutalization at the hands of her biological father, the atmosphere was celebratory. “Remember when we couldn’t get a gig... Continue Reading →
With backgrounds ranging from jazz to hip hop, Nashville five-piece outfit Flying Buffaloes have landed in the crosshairs of dirt road country and rock n’ roll. “We met because of destiny,” declares Buffaloes drummer Danny Pratt. “Oh, was that her name?” asks co-frontman Barry Stone with a laugh. This collective of rip-roaring Americana players has... Continue Reading →