Album Review: Woody Pines – Self Titled Stop what you’re doing and click play on Woody Pines. He sounds like a countrified Pokey Lafarge. It’s that Justin Townes Earle style with a standup bass and fiddle behind him. It might be tempting to …
Monthly Archives: September 2015
Three Singer Songwriters for Hayrides and Fall Festivals
Three Singer Songwriters for Hayrides and Fall Festivals Image credit: Flickr user Rich Bowen – Creative Commons Something about fall makes me want pump……… okay, not that. I’m actually more of the football and apple-everything. But more to the point here, I really …
Album Review: Mary Bue – Holy Bones
Album Review: Mary Bue – Holy Bones There’s something about the tone on the guitars on Mary Bue’s album Holy Bones that just sounds cool. Not cool as in “groovy man,” but cool as in temperature cool. It’s a great indie rock album …
Throwback Thursday: In The Valley Below – Pop Indie Fusion Gold
I cannot tell you how much we love In the Valley Below. Since covering them a little over a year ago, the band has exploded with bookings on a few late night shows and heavy radio play. This week, they are kicking off …
Artist Interview: Emily Hearn – Authentic Athens Georgia singer songwriter
Artist Interview: Emily Hearn – Authentic Athens Georgia singer songwriter Emily Hearn is an endearing singer songwriter who, if she’s honest, is actually half of a duo in life and in her music. Michael Harrison, Emily’s husband, is her musical partner as well. …
Five Americana Bands You Have to Hear to Believe
Five Americana Bands You Have to Hear to Believe Yellow Bellied Sapsuckers – Ocooch Mountain Home -Many bands attempt the “old timey” sound, but so few can do it well. Listeners will be shocked to hear that this is a 2015 album and …
Album Review: Beta Radio – Colony of Bees
Album Review: Beta Radio – Colony of Bees It’s shameful that we’re nearly a year away from this release and finally getting it the press it deserves, but here we go. Beta Radio are one of my favorite bands making music because of …
Shanee Pink – Twin Flame – Folk-Pop Gold
Shanee Pink is somewhat of an old soul with a finger firmly planted on the pulse of modern music. She embodies the music business buzzword of the day – “tastemaker”. The LA-based artist is tremendously creative in her approach while never selling out …
Crowdfunding Friday: Folk artist Brad Almond’s Kickstarter – If a Tree Falls in the Forest
Brad Almond‘s music has a timeless folk feel to it. Although he’s emerging in the midst of the new folk revival, his work sounds like it would have resonated just as well fifty years ago. This audacious Kickstarter has already hit it’s first …
YouTube Gem: Joy Ike – “Time”
Joy Ike is an extremely talented singer songwriter. Her soft, gentle vocals on “Time” are comforting. The visually stunning video helps usher in a nice romantic story. It all works together to create the kind of “high art” music video needed in the …
