Album Review: Wilco – Schmilco Guest Post by Brad Johnson Wilco’s tenth studio album sees Jeff Tweedy and co in a nostalgic frame of mind. Throughout their career, Wilco has pioneered experimentation within classic rock and country soundscapes, but on Schmilco, the band …
Category: Americana
Ten Exciting New Albums for Fans of Folk and Americana Music in 2016
Ten Exciting New Albums for Fans of Folk and Americana Music in 2016 These types of run down or list articles are fun for some and annoying to others. We are getting an impressive volume of submissions lately, so it’s tough to keep …
Album Review: The Marrieds – Fire in the Flame – (NewMusicFriday Winner Ep 8)
Album Review: The Marrieds – Fire in the Flame – (NewMusicFriday Winner Ep 8) The Marrieds are a talented folk duo that seems to be able to explore deeply human emotions with sweet, subtle music. They offer a bilingual mix of music that …
Album Review: Kenny Brothers Band – A Walk in the Woods
Album Review: Kenny Brothers Band – A Walk in the Woods Straight out of New England forest trails, the Kenny Brothers Band brings us a debut album that weaves between trees, circles past the no trespassing sign onto the path less traveled and …
New Music Friday – Episode 15 – All Singer Songwriters! (Vote in the Poll to decide who wins a full review)
New Music Friday – Episode 15 – All Singer Songwriters! (Vote in the Poll to decide who wins a full review) If you’ve been following (and voting in) these polls, you’ve heard some pretty remarkable music over the past few months. There are …
Album Review: Rob Baird – Wrong Side of the River (#NewMusicFriday Ep 7 winner)
Album Review: Rob Baird – Wrong Side of the River (#NewMusicFriday Ep 7 winner) Rob Baird is as purely Americana as an artist can be. His sound is equal parts blues, country, and the wide open spaces of the American West. There’s a …
Album Review: The Tumbling Wheels – Play the No Counts (New Music Friday Ep 4 winner)
Album Review: The Tumbling Wheels – Play the No Counts (New Music Friday Ep 4 winner) This might be the shortest album review ever because, well, it’s not REALLY an album. It’s just a two song release on Bandcamp. However, the rules is …
New Music Friday – Ep. 13 – Vote in the poll to decide who gets a full album review!
New Music Friday – Episode 13 If you’ve been following (and voting in) these polls, you’ve heard some pretty remarkable music over the past few months. There are so many talented artists out there, we cannot possibly cover them all. This gives us …
Four Uniquely Talented Artists for Midweek Joy
These four artists do a few things really well, but they are difficult to categorize. There’s the heart-wrenching soul, the jangly roots, the mind melding alt rock, and the eclectic Americana. It all may to “come together” like other collections we curate, but …
Three Tracks from Rising Folk Music Star Henry Black
Three Tracks from Rising Folk Music Star Henry Black Henry Black’s style is, as you will hear, both haunting and iconic. He has a perfect combination of youthful excitement and a savant’s ability. Imagine what he’d write about if he had more life …
