When Greg Tressel decided to take another crack at making an album he assembled a fine group of friends to help him lead by producer and drummer, Gary Mallaber who has worked with Van Morrison, Steve Miller and Bruce Springsteen. […]
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The first half of 2012 has been pretty fucking awesome and the last 1/2 is shaping up to match (if not best) it’s opening mate. Real talk: If American Aquarium’s new album were available the whole list would have changed. […]
Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst like to play rough together. And by following the two-heads-are-better-than-one line of thinking, they hope to make some noise after officially turning their solo acts into a duo called Shovels & Rope two years […]
Shovels and Rope is the firstborn child of Charleston, SC music super-couple Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent. (Additional Note: they released a CD called Shovels And Rope as a duo, but this is the first release where they call […]
Here’s the best Americana and roots-type music releases for the week of July 24th, 2012 as posted on Americana Boogie. Not a lot of new music for the next few weeks, must be summer break! Click the artist or album […]
In the grand tradition of historic UK folksingers and songwriters, Mike Donaghy presents I Wish You Well, an excellent album of modern folk-rock that borrows from the masters – Christy Moore, Ralph McTell, etc. – without ever resorting to imitation. Like the aforementioned […]
In 1980, Michael Cimino’s 44 Million dollar dabacle known as “Heaven’s Gate” had a kind of cool earthy soundtrack to it. Composed & performed by David Mansfielld with Steven Soules it was performed primarily on roller skates in a scene […]
I hesitate to use the word “experimental” when it comes to music. To me, “experimental” means a bunch of people noodling around on their instruments while ignoring silly concepts of Western music like “melody” and “keys.” I guess it’s because […]
Nothing. I’ve got nothing. The dog days of summer and I can’t think of a damn thing to write about. Other than maybe this…there sure is a lot about Woody Guthrie on this site these past few days. Two out […]
Before performing a new song — “Stowaway in Your Heart” — in suburban Denver on July 22 in the aftermath of the midnight movie massacre in nearby Aurora, Lucinda Williams said she and her three-piece band were “trying to do some […]
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