Album Review: Legendary Shack Shakers – The Southern Surreal The Legendary Shack Shakers can fill a room with sound. They have a full band and a bad attitude that oozes through on every track. It’s a little bit southern rock, a little bit …
Yearly Archives: 2016
25 Folk Music Blogs for 2016
25 Folk Music Blogs for 2016 That’s right – this is the ranking article of all ranking articles. If you’re looking for folk music, you’ve come to the right place. Not only do we have plenty of music on this site to peruse …
Cables & Arms – – Combustible Rock from San Francisco
It is true that San Francisco has churned out some seriously great acts recently. The area is home to creativity, tolerance, and experimentation which all combine to create a unique scene exploding beyond genres. One of our favorite finds from the area are …
Four Creative Singer Songwriters Who Will Make You Smile
Four Creative Singer Songwriters Who Will Make You Smile The term “singer songwriter” is almost laughably generalized these days. But honestly, it’s a nice term to contrast Those Who Sing The Songs Of Other Writers. I mean, stylistically though it’s a mess of …
Album Review: Siri Undlin on Muddy Ruckus
Muddy Ruckus – Muddy Ruckus by Siri Undlin It’s almost as if the music of Muddy Ruckus arrives via portal. Drenched in vibrant metaphors, full-throated singing and guitar parts with unapologetic twang, this duo’s anachronistic music defies the confinement of any single time …
Album Review: The Woolly Bushmen – Sky Bosses – A joyful retro adventure
Album Review: The Woolly Bushmen – Sky Bosses – A joyful retro adventure From the beginning of the Woolly Bushmen’s album Sky Bosses you will get a sense of nostalgia, even if it reflects a time you’re too young to remember. You will …
Album Review: Holly Henry – The Orchard EP
Album Review: Holly Henry – The Orchard EP by Kori Rae Minneapolis-based Holly Henry garnered a rather large fan base following her outstanding blind audition on season 5 of The Voice. The first few moments of her August 2015 EP, The Orchard, encapsulate …
Album Review: Worth Taking – Hangman
Hangman by Worth Taking Album Review by Hannah of www.rockmycommute.com The band is called Worth Taking, and while you may not have heard these guys before, you’ll be no stranger to their sound. The band’s website story states that “Jerod McBrayer listened to …
Matt Kivel – An Emotive and Honest Future
Janus, the third album from LA songwriter Matt Kivel, might be one of the more interesting releases I have heard in a long time. Kivel, who has quite the musical resume that includes mostly full band work (i.e. Princeton, Gap Dream), has branched …
Album Review: A Yawn Worth Yelling – Play Pretend
Album Review: A Yawn Worth Yelling – Play Pretend Imagine the most infectious, courageous, and powerful pop rock hook you’ve ever heard… maybe it’s from U2 or some big arena rock band, right? Then add a nice sort of slick pop punk vocal …
