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 …
Category: Blues
Jamestown Revival – Utah – Bluesy Folk Done Exactly Right
What I look for on an almost daily basis is that folk artist/band that really knows how capture me. Usually it’s a band that isn’t necessarily doing anything particularly well or different, but doing exactly what they are best at. The Lumineers, John …
Mark Andrew Pudas – Progressive rock singer songwriter
I tend not to feature artists without a specific latest release, but Mark Andrew Pudas intrigued me from the time I first heard him. It’s almost cliché in the “business” to say that some people have “it” and some others don’t. Pudas has …
St Paul and the Broken Bones – Half the City – Soulful new album channels classic Motown sound
Horns? Check. Rhythm section? Check. Soulful lead vocalist? Check. A neo-retro soul sound that will inspire listeners and bring heartbreak? CHECK. This is St. Paul and the Broken Bones, an incredible emerging band with a sound that is polished, authentic, and inspiring in …
Casey’s Best Songs of 2013
Well, folks, here we are again. It’s the end of 2013 and time for our 3rd annual end of the year lists. We’ll start with songs and then do our top 10 albums of the year. This year was an incredible year for …
Blitzen Trapper – Ever Loved Once
Blitzen Trapper is one of the most unique bands making music today. There’s no one else out there that sounds like their Southern rock/folk rock/garage rock combo. It’s an incredible sound and each album seems to show that more and more. Their last …
Free Music Friday! The Wood Brothers
Since Greg posted his review of The Wood Brothers’ album this week, we thought, for this week’s edition of Free Music Friday, we’d pass along a little free four song sampler of theirs. Check out the awesome lyric driven folk music of The …
Amos Lee – “Man Who Wants You”
I’m not gonna do a full review of Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song because, well, it’s Amos Lee and you already know about him. If you don’t, what are you doing here?! Seriously you guys, he’s the best. Here’s a song off the …
Wood Brothers – The Muse – Harmony-filled Americana Album of the Year Candidate
It’s not every day a music writer gets a chance to hear such an accomplished band that can still be considered “on the rise.” The Wood Brothers, an Americana and/or folk rock band fronted by Boulder, Colorado natives Chris and Oliver Wood, have …
Mike Mangione and the Union – Red-Winged Blackbird Man
There’s something special about Mike Mangione and the Union. Nothing that they do and none of the instruments that they use are particularly ground breaking, but their sound is so unique and so heartfelt that it stands above the rest. From the first …
