Nettie Rose’s voice is tailor made for the folk genre. Acoustic guitar instrumentation delivers listeners to a bygone era with vivid imagery of flower children dominating the landscape. Santa Monica’s Nettie Rose offers a soft and enjoyable album for female-lead folk fans. “Highway” …
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Nathan Reich – All Night Pharmacy
Fans of breathtaking guitar picking and subtle, penetrating lyrics will adore the latest offering of Brooklyn artist Nathan Reich. Sometimes people ask me how I find amazing artists like Nathan. The truth in his case is through Crackerfarm’s videos of Nathan on YouTube. …
Featured FREE Download: “Baby It’s Cold Outside” by Penny Rae
While perusing the Interwebs for delicious Christmasness, I found this little gem. It’s free… like a present. Enjoy! (And please, please share this wonderful music.)
Show Review: Local Strangers
In celebration of their debut album, Left for Better, The Local Strangers hosted a sold out release party at the Columbia City Theater this past Friday. The album, which you can read about here, is a beautiful collection of emotional, melodic tracks compiled …
The Local Strangers – Left for Better
I first saw the Local Strangers at a Warehouse show at Anthem in downtown Tacoma and was immediately impressed by the smooth, powerful vocals of Aubrey Zoli and Matt Hart. The band’s presence and full sound makes for an incredibly engaging live show …
Count This Penny – Pitchman
Another male/female singing duo that understands how to write intensely personal folk songs that are enriched with some classic country tones, Count This Penny has crafted a masterful album. Banjoes, mandolins, and slides abound on Pitchman, 9 songs that satisfy from top to bottom with …
Sera Cahoone – Deer Creek Canyon
Jewel was one of the first artists I ever heard that bridged the gap from country music into the subtle soft acoustic music most associated with “Indie folk.” At the time I didn’t really know what I was hearing, but now I’ve grown …
Rosco Bandana – Time To Begin
A few weeks ago, I wrote an article that talked about Hard Rock, the company behind all the music themed restaurants across the globe, and their foray into the world of creating music with their new label, Hard Rock Records. The first band …
YouTube Gem: If Birds Could Fly – “House of Gold” (cover)
This video epitomizes the YouTube Gem category. Here is a great classic song performed by a wonderful duo. Brittany Carter vocals are again fantastic. This is truly a gem. I hope you will share it widely. These talented musicians deserve greater notoriety.
Brandi Carlile – Bear Creek
Since Brandi Carlile put out her latest album on Columbia Records, she’s really not an Indie artist. But Carlile’s music and overall style really suit the music that we feature on this site. In some ways she represents success for a lot of …
