By the time you read this on Saturday morning (or later), the fun will have past and you’ll have to wait until next year for such a great time as was had this evening in Kent, Ohio. First, a bit of a history …
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We Died at Sea- Rag Mama Rag EP: Leeds Musicians Take their Lead from Across the Pond
We Died At Sea. Rag Mama Rag. We Died At Sea, 2013. We Died At Sea: http://wediedatsea.bandcamp.com Keeping it short and sweet this week, here’s a charming three track EP that will whet your whistle for a new group out of Leeds, UK. …
Coffee Zombies- Percolatin’: Jazzing Up Contra Dance
Coffee Zombie. Percolatin’. Coffee Zombies, 2013. Coffee Zombies: http://coffee-zombies.com/ The Coffee Zombies are a foot-stompin’ contra folk band out of Louisville, Kentucky and Indianapolis, Indiana. While contra might bring images of back-woods country to mind, Coffee Zombies also draw on Gypsy and Celtic influences, …
Brother Sun- Some Part of the Truth: New Folk Classic
Bother Sun. Some Part of the Truth. Brother Sun Music, 2013. Brother Sun: http://www.brothersunmusic.com/ Super groups are a familiar phenomenon in pop music, but I would venture to call Brother Sun a rare super-group in the folk genre. The three mainstays of the group- …
Alice Howe- The Clearing: Young Artist, Traditional Sound Bring Great Music Out of the Woods
Alice Howe. The Clearing Alice Howe/Bandcamp, 2013. http://www.alicehowe.com/ Alice Howe’s work begins when she was just 12, and her first self-titled studio album came out in 2009. Her influences include folk masters such as Jackson Brown, Joan Baez, and Joni Mitchell, and these …
Artist Interview- Addie Pray – Female Indie singer songwriter
Researching any new album is fun, but sometimes new artists can present the fun of finding out the background of the artist or group. Without the body of previous interviews, press releases, artist bios, and the like, sometimes the only way to find …
Addie Pray- So Long
Addie Pray. So Long. Addie Pray and Bandcamp, 2013. Addie Pray: http://addiepray.bandcamp.com/ Addie Pray is Carmen Perry, of Montclair, New Jersey. Perry is also a student at Kenyon College in Ohio, where she plays with two bands, Littless (with James Karlin) and SPORTS (with …
Lorde- Love Club EP
Lorde. The Love Club EP. Universal Records, 2013 Lorde: http://www.lorde.co.nz/ Lorde is a New Zealand teen and musician, on her second EP now, The Love Club EP. Australia and New Zealand have had their moments in the sun as music powerhouses, and seem to be …
Matthew Fowler- Beginning
Matthew Fowler. Beginning. Matthew Fowler/Bandcamp, 2013 Matthew Fowler: https://www.facebook.com/matthewfowlermusic Matthew Fowler is an Orlando, Florida musician that makes Florida seem a far better place, in my opinion. Recorded in a kitchen, and distributed via Bandcamp with a “pay what you want” model, this is …
Bonus! Lily and Madeleine- The Weight of the Globe
Lily & Madeleine. The Weight of the Globe. Asthmatic Kitty Records, 2013. Lily & Madeleine: http://www.lilandmad.com/ The Weight of the Globe is the first EP of teen sisters Lily and Madeleine Jurkiewicz from Indianapolis, Indiana. They appeared on the YouTube scene in 2012, with …



