Grab the wheel, cross your heart, and take the journey. 2Ton Bridge’s self-titled CD is out September 2. A hands-on troubadour with a voice of reason digging deep into rich musical soil. He writes “…uncompromising yet kind-eyed songs. … His music is […]
Albums may be the standard way of delivering music to people who can’t (or won’t) come see you play every night, but, especially in the realm of roots music, nothing can match a live show. The rawness of the music, […]
When the Chris Robinson Brotherhood headed into the studio to begin recording theirnew album, Any Way You Love, We Know How You Feel, no one knew just what to expect. These would be the band’s first recordings with new drummer […]
You won’t find anything shallow here, this week. The music we’re spotlighting this time around digs deep into the crevices of conscience and emotion. In fact, it all might be a little too heavy for this far into the summer. […]
Dead Birds, a finalist in the International Song Writing Competition and the first track off The Way Down Wanderers debut LP, draws listeners in with energy, originality and soulful generosity.
Let’s be honest. There’s plenty of music in the world about youthful energy and passionate lust. But what about the hard stuff that comes after that clears away? It used to be that country music was made for the hard […]
Americana is one of those areas of music of which people tend to say, “You know it when you hear it.” But this week, our new releases spotlight falls on a handful of artists who, taken together, really capture the […]
Talent spotted by BBC Radio 2’s Bob Harris, Keating has performed at leading international festivals, including Take Root (Netherlands), Glasgow Americana Festival (Scotland), The Brooklyn Indie Music Fest, and NXNE. Her last album, Make Believing (released in 2015) was championed by […]
There’s a difference between honoring your roots and getting mired in nostalgia. Just ask Jerry Douglas, whose Flatt & Scruggs-inspired Earls of Leicester straddles the gulf between those two concepts with poise and apparent ease. Despite the fact that they’re […]
‘That’s What Leaving’s For’ is an original track from The Country Blues — the new album from Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley. Hensley, a fan of sad country songs, wrote this one and has always been inspired by that music. “The […]
