Many believe that jazz has lost its way. Gone are the days of Tin Pan Alley and pop chart domination, sure, but the genre very much lives on as a captivating musical movement focused on innovation based in history. James […]
Many believe that jazz has lost its way. Gone are the days of Tin Pan Alley and pop chart domination, sure, but the genre very much lives on as a captivating musical movement focused on innovation based in history. James […]
As Americana expands further into the 21st century, we oftentimes lose track of the purer foundations upon which this growingly experimental movement is laid upon. For a musical development blending the best of roots music—whether it be folk, country, bluegrass, […]
Wulijimuren is a guitarist with a dream. Coming from humble beginnings in a small Inner Mongolian town, he began his ascent into the musical world when his brother gave him his guitar in 1992 before embarking on a journey to […]
David Williams carries not an ounce of the glamor pervading much modern Americana in his bones. Rather, the songwriter carries a deep-seated and obvious respect for those who have laid the groundwork for contemporary roots music at large. Just the […]
Rock in the 2010s is an intriguing beast to try and decipher. Unlike what critics have been barreling down our eardrums with over the past two decades, no, it isn’t dead. Moreover, it’s the overarching music industry that has shifted […]
Berkeley rockers Crooked Flower are no strangers to psychedelia. On their journey towards producing captivating music, they have been no strangers to the art of genre-bending. Their new EP, Darkness and Light, is just four tracks long, and yet it’s just […]
Whereas saccharine hooks and indelible riffs lay at the forefront of much of the modern “folk” scene, Geoff Gibbons’ newest effort lives and breathes contemporary folk songwriting for all that it is worth. Throughout the EP, the Vancouver singer-songwriter weaves […]
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