I love creative band names and often listen to bands strictly because of that. I admit it’s not always the best tactic, but it has served me well thus far. The most recent example is Quicksand Marching Band, a five piece bluegrass band …
Category: Acoustic
Field Report – Field Report
Sometimes there are bands that don’t have success, fall apart, and find all of their members go on to varying degrees of, but undoubtedly, success. When you find out, 10 years later, that these guys all played together, you wonder why in the …
Kelley McRae Interview
The day is finally upon us. We had the chance to sit down with Kelley McRae, our unofficial artist of the month for September due to her new album, her new album giveaway (its FREE here), and her willingness to sit down with …
Youtube Gem: The Milk Carton Kids – Ghost Town (Cary Brothers cover)
I think that I can speak for Greg as well on two things: first, it’s been too long since we’ve posted anything from The Milk Carton Kids and, second, that we (definitely I) have a little man crush on Joey and Kenneth. The …
FREE Download: Kelley McRae – Brighter Than The Blues
Hey everyone, a little while ago we featured a review of Kelley McRae’s newest album, “Brighter Than The Blues”. Cliffnotes version: it’s deep, it’s thoughtful, it’s beautiful. Kelley is graciously in the process of recording an interview for us, but we have GREAT …
Rayland Baxter – feathers and fishHooks
Rayland Baxter’s music is timeless and fulfilling. He’s got the storytelling chops of last year’s brilliant Dawes album and a stripped-down sound that feels very familiar yet strangely unique. The new album, full of love songs and heartbreak, is a songwriter’s anthem start …
YouTube Gem: Hudson Taylor – Keep Me In Mind
Today, thanks to a good friend of mine (shout out to Dan O’Keefe), we’ve got a really cool video from the couch. Hudson Taylor and some pals play his song “Keep Me In Mind” and add in some very cool harmonies. Enjoy the …
Youtube Gem: Scars on 45 – “Give Me Something”
This YouTube Gem comes to us courtesy of British rock band Scars on 45. I’ll be doing a review of their debut album next week, sneak peek: it’s really good, but until then, here’s one of the best on the album, “Give Me …
The Young Vanish – The Young Vanish
One night I was searching for music and saw a nice dark red cover with a simple name, The Young Vanish. For some reason I expected a college-aged guy playing an emo album. I was wrong. The Young Vanish is the name of …
Youtube Gems: Crooked Still
We wrote last year about The Deadly Gentlemen, an awesome bluegrass band that kinda sounds like what I imagine would happen if STOMP made bluegrass music. There’s lots of yelling and laughing and it just generally makes you happy and want to clap …
