Ashley Raines–I’ve spent the last week being charmed by this rugged gentleman’s voice. I wish I was a musician instead of a writer so that I could sing all about what makes his work magical, but I am no musician so I will …
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Bonus–more thoughts on Simon and the Bande A Part.
Simon VanGend is a writer. He’s a musician too, but he’s a writer. He’s a poet who just happens to sing, and play, and collaborate very well. “Blinking and Breathing” is VanGend’s fourth full-length album. On top of that, he is doing …
Humble Tripe–organic voices, electronic noises, and melodica.
Humble Tripe is the work of love belonging to Shawn Luby, a Carolina-based lifetime musician who spent much of his life competing in the classical guitar arena. He won many of these competitions and achieved prominence as a very talented young musician. …
Besides Daniel-This Marvelous Grief-beautifully exploring the depths of your emotions.
I am an avid consumer of National Public Radio. I really, really value the fact that I never have to listen to mainstream radio music because NPR is always there with interesting information, weird game shows, and lots of coverage of the happenings …
The Tonk Honkys – Classic southern country with a little west-coast mellow
Deep south moved west. Four Alabama natives met at college, they all played instruments, seemed compatible, they moved across the country to Los Angeles to develop their sound and achieve their dreams. There, they played their first notes together and destinies ignited. Since …
Juliana’s Daughter – Lions+Tigers+Bears – Beautiful, sweet singer-songwriter album seeks to understand love, life, and innocence
I ate a cupcake last week that was not for the faint of heart. It was easily the most wonderful cupcake I’d ever had. Light, fluffy, vanilla-strawberry cake with a huge swirl of champagne, butter-cream frosting on top, a sprinkling of glittery vanilla …
Mosey West – Bermuda – Vibrant and intriguing psychedelic folk country rock music
I have heard many unique bands. We live in a world where music can be an experiment. They’re crisscrossing all of the genres making things like country/rap, and bollywood/big band. Sometimes this is a mess that no one asked for. Other times it …
The Noisy Locomotive – The Noisy Locomotive – Album captures fresh, summer, old timey sounds
Do you find yourself needing some more fresh air in your life? Well, we have found a band that was borne from fresh air and moonlight. They are masters of that fresh, summer, old timey sound. It reminds me of square dancing at …
Guest Review: Kate Logsdon on Rachel Baiman – Speakeasy Man – Beautiful and emotive bluegrass debut solo album
Rachel Baiman is a Midwest grown, Nashville based singer, songwriter, composer, banjo/fiddle player. Growing up in Illinois, she won numerous awards for her fiddle playing, eventually winning Illinois State Fiddle Champion at age 17. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Vanderbilt University with …
Guest Review: Kate Logsdon on The Lonely Heartstring Band
Boston has shared one of her gems with us. The Lonely Heartstring Band is comprised of five men who love banjos, bluegrass, and The Beatles–those things brought them together and fuel their music. Several of the tracks on their self-titled EP are covers …
