What do a doomed heiress chanteuse, a devoted New York City bellhop, a prostitute in pastel tights, a dead man’s guitar, and a wistful railroad traveler have in common? Each appear vividly in songs on the latest album from The […]
0
Cloaking a fear of doom and uncertainty in a joyful, vibrant sound is the name of the game on the latest release from The Felice Brothers, From Dreams to Dust. Ruminating on what often feels like end times, James and […]
The geography of a band is often used as a shorthand to describe their sound. Nashville invokes country. Memphis conjures soul. Austin can mean blues. But upstate New York is often just code for “not New York City,” which is […]
While Phoebe Bridgers’ songs are blue contemplations about broken relationships, loneliness and death, they also remind us that sadness and joy can coexist in the same melody, and that hope and despair stem from similar conflicting premises of existence. […]
The last time I tried to see the Felice Brothers, along with my wife and some friends, it was a number of years ago, and the band was steered away due to hurricane warnings in nearby Virginia Beach. So, I […]
The Felice Brothers have always found inspiration in a strong roots regimen. They began by busking in New York’s subway system before eventually returning home to upstate New York. Then they took off touring in a minibus, traveling to the hinterlands. Some […]
Like Bernie Sanders, Sam & Margot have used their songs to express disdain for extreme inequality and the corruption of capitalist markets. This Friday, April 8th, they will play a concert at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 3, one of the […]
As an impressive rainstorm has finally been hitting Northern California, I’m enjoying the calming rain-sounds as I finally get to share with you my conversation from back in October with indie musician M. Ward, in support of his eighth studio […]
Folk music was never supposed to be processed and sanitized radio-ready jingles. This movement happened in 2008, ominously around the same time as the Great Recession, when I guess there was a sort of nostalgia for roots music from the […]
Few artists have the courage to go against what’s traditionally popular or mainstream. However, as the barriers of the entertainment industry begin to shift, many artists are taking more control of their content and creating powerful, dark and sometimes hilarious videos […]
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST
SUBSCRIBE NOW
SUBSCRIBE NOW
