Sometimes we get carried away with comparisons. Greg and I often talk about how he compares Good Old War to The Beatles and how I completely understand what he means but that it just sounds so ridiculous. Well, it’s my turn. Song Preservation …
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Free Music Friday! Bronze Radio Return
Happy last Free Music Friday in June everyone! This week, we’ve got a download from a band that I’m really excited about, Bronze Radio Return. These guys just released their new album, which I’ll be discussing in depth next week and it’s the …
The Barefoot Movement – Figures of the Year
Bluegrass is a genre that often get overlooked because it can be grating. The fiddles, the banjos, the vocals can all be turn offs to the casual music listener. One of the reasons that Nickel Creek was so successful was their ability to …
Free Music Friday! The Goodly Beggars Interview
Free Music Friday, this week, has us telling you about our friends The Goodly Beggars. These two guys from DC released a great 4 song EP called Chew The Pages. You can find it featured on Noisetrade this week. The download link is below …
Hem – Departure and Farewell
Sometimes a title is all you need to understand an album. Jason Mraz’s Love is a Four Letter Word or John Fullbright’s From The Ground Up or the beautifully titled Rappalachia by bluegrass/hip-hop group Gangstagrass. With their first album in years, Hem has done that …
Free Music Friday! Bandito Folk
Bandito Folk is the fun name of a group of Australian musicians putting out some awesome free folk music. It’s a little bit like Fleet Foxes in its complexity and a little like Bon Iver with its high vocals, but it doesn’t really …
The Ghost of Paul Revere – San Antone
The Ghost of Paul Revere calls themselves a “holler folk band from Portland, Maine”. Well, I don’t doubt that they’re from Portland and it’s certainly folk, but don’t let the idea of holler folk scare you. This is some amazing layered music with …
The Riverside – The Riverside
Recently, thanks to bands like The Lumineers and The Civil Wars, we’ve seen a new sub-genre of music becoming very popular. I’d call it minimalist folk, you may call it pop-folk, others might just call it folk music. One of the newest examples …
Free Music Friday! Broken Fences
I love Free Music Fridays! Nothing makes me happier than talking about music I love and then getting to tell you that you can have it…for FREE. This week, we’re featuring Broken Fences, a folk duo from our backyard of Pittsburgh, PA. These …
The Lone Bellow, Ivan & Alyosha Live Impressions
It really is the little things in life. When you find out that a band you love is touring with another band you love. When you find out that they’re coming to your city. When you find out that those tickets are only …
