Not all acoustic singer songwriters are created equal. Because there are so many in the music world today, we spend a lot of time sorting through the ordinary and the exceptional. I’m here to say that Wes Kirkpatrick is in that category of …
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Why the Music Industry Should Embrace Project Wonderful
Project Wonderful is an advertising broker for all levels of online publishers, but is particularly helpful for websites, bloggers, and folks that have something to promote and limited resources to do so. In short, Project Wonderful is great for people writing about, promoting, …
Artist Interview: Courrier
When I realized that one of my favorite new bands, Courrier, was coming to nearby Kent, Ohio I had to contact them about an interview. They embody not only a sound that I love, but also an ethos of independent music that is …
Artist Interview: Noah Gundersen
Sunday April 14, 2013 I had the opportunity to sit down with one of my favorite artists, Noah Gundersen, at Club Cafe in Pittsburgh. Rather than do the formulaic interview common to the 21st century music world, I approached Noah with the idea …
Liz Longley – This Is Not the End
There’s not much in life better than a girl and her guitar. We’ve had our ear on Liz Longley for a while. We’re excited to hear her upcoming album, which she plugs in the intro to the video. She’s got that “country, but …
Daniel and the Lion – Death Head
Although most people probably don’t care how I “discovered” a band, I find the story with DATL to be particularly fun. They did a cover of Ray Charles “Hallelujah I Love Her So” that was so incredible I had to know more about …
Artist Spotlight: “Nicholas David” Nicholas Mrozinski and the Feelin’
My favorite contestant from season three of NBC’s The Voice was “Nicholas David,” the easier-to-pronounce name of Nicholas Mrozinski, a Minnesota soul singer who covered some fantastic pop soul classics on the hit TV show. I was excited to see what else he …
Great Divide – Great Divide
Pianos and horns, man! The Great Divide self-titled album is a stunner from start to finish. I stumbled across them perusing the weekly releases on Spinner a few weeks back and was just shocked to hear them. It’s a refined sound that will …
David Mayfield Parade – Good Man Down
From the first notes of “Love Will Only Break Your Heart” listeners will know this is a country album through and through. While Mayfield’s music can be, at times, some pretty amazing bluegrass, this album is for the most part “old country.” It’s …
Wake Owl – Wild Country EP
“What will become of the truth when we keep it in? Things we don’t remember when they ask us when. We did the things that we learned we shouldn’t do again. What wasn’t learned from mistakes, we will make them.” These opening lyrics …
