I love covers. Hardly matters who does the cover, as long as it’s good, or what the cover is. But when a new up and coming band that I really like (Those Willows, new album review next week) covers another band that practically …
Category: Acoustic
David Ramirez – Fire of Time
One of our favorites Matthew Mayfield told us that he was a huge David Ramirez fan. Regrettably we never took the time to feature him until now. He’s a remarkable songwriter… and not a bad performer to boot. We’re hoping to put up …
Nathan K – Dishes
Nathan K has a subdued yet strangely invigorating sound. In the most insulting sense, he’s “just another singer songwriter,” but in a real sense he brings something unique to the game in his song crafting. The songs have layers beyond the stripped-down typical …
Artist Spotlight: Jeff Pianki
I have to be honest and say that I’ve known about Jeff Pianki for a while, but didn’t really know how to approach writing about him. I think his music is amazing and wonderful. I think he makes brilliant songwriting look effortless. His …
Fiction Family – “Up Against The Wall”
Fiction Family just released a new album, Reunion, and you can look for a review coming up soon. Here’s one of the songs, one of the best songs, from the new album, “Up Against The Wall”.
Passenger – All The Little Lights
In today’s music industry, with the advent of YouTube, Kickstarter, Bandcamp, and others, it’s becoming a crowded place. It becomes more and more difficult to distinguish yourself from other artists. If you’re an indie rock band, you can add a violin, some brass, …
Robinson – “Sidewalk Reunion”
Robinson recently released an EP, Fits & Starts, that we talked about before Christmas and the first track on the 3 song EP is this one, called “Sidewalk Reunion”. It’s a really cool, mostly acoustic track with some great vocals and interesting percussion. The …
Mili – “The Red String You Can Tether”
Mili is the pseudonym of Toronto, Ontario based singer songwriter Milindra Kulugammana. The sweet voiced, capo’ed guitar stylings of this brilliant Canadian musician are crystal clear on this track, one of many off of his Convalescence. When mixed with the beautifully written lyrics about being …
John Fullbright – Hallelujah
I’m a vocal fan of covers. I love them and I love when artists I love cover songs I love by other artists I love. Case in point, John Fullbright (incredible musician) covering Hallelujah (incredible song) by a bunch of incredible musicians. Just …
Fionn Regan – The Bunkhouse Vol. I: Anchor Black Tattoo
Fionn Regan is a talented acoustic guitar musician from Ireland. His music is far more popular than most Americans realize. You’ve probably heard him and didn’t realize it. His style is a blend of many decades of music all melded together in an …
