Midwestern alt-country stalwarts The Roseline, whose blend of wit and melancholic twang has been lauded by NPR’s All Things Considered, are prepping to release their fifth LP, Blood, on October 6th. Today, the band shares a new track from the project, “How To Be […]
NYC-based singer-songwriter-keyboardist Pauline Pisano is preparing for the release of her upcoming album, Inside The Wheel, due September 5th. Produced by Dan Weiner, who helped derive a dark/hopeful vibe to its conceptual aesthetic, the project originates from a 2016 Summer tour […]
Sometimes music gets really real, and we’ve got a bunch of down-to-earth, from-the-soul new albums to tell you about this week. Whether you like your truths flavored with sweet harmonies, the blues, classic country, or gospel, you’re going to find […]
What I love about Tim O’Brien is his willingness to experiment and take chances with his albums. Where the River Meets the Road came out earlier this year and is his 16th solo release. Each of the tracks on the album is connected to […]
“Amid the ongoing fallout from the violence that saw a civil rights activist killed, music subscription service Spotify began removing so-called white power music, flagged by the SPLC as racist ‘hate bands.’ “A Spotify spokesperson said: ‘Illegal content or material […]
I was excited to cover the John Sebastian concert in Philly at The World Cafe Live the other night. I have been a fan for a long time, and what that also means is that Sebastian has been a big […]
I’ve long since lost the ability to be unbiased when it comes to the Whiskey Treaty Roadshow: two years ago, when I was playing writer on weekends, and they were playing band more often than that, they welcomed me into their homes, and let […]
Lucinda Williams just announced plans to release a re-recorded version of her 1992 album Sweet Old World. Due out September 29 via Thirty Tigers, the updated collection celebrates the album’s 25th anniversary. Sweet Old World was Williams’ fourth studio album. Earlier […]
Forty years ago, on August 16, 2017, Elvis Presley left the building for good when he died at his home in Memphis. Fans still recall where they were on that day—I was selling shoes in a Sears store in Atlanta […]
The Alternate Routes’ new song, “Stronger,” starts out quietly with a few guitar notes that flow under Eric Donnelly’s voice. A few piano chords weave into the tune after the opening bars, but the tune soon layers vocals and music […]
