Sometimes we come across music that does nothing to change the musical landscape but it simply performs perfectly. Allow me to introduce The Dustbowl Revival. They describe themselves in an awesome way. “Imagine Dylan and The Band and Ralph Stanley jamming with Louis …
Category: Folk
Free Music Friday! The Novel Ideas and David Ramirez
Happy Free Music Friday everyone! This week’s edition brings us 2 different sounding folk acts. As always, there’s no cost for these albums, but we highly recommend tipping artists for the work they’re doing. The Novel Ideas When I reviewed Home, back in July of …
Dawes – Stories Don’t End
We all know that bands like Dawes are rare. There are a lot of bands and a lot of good bands that you can put on headphones, drown out the world and pay attention to the music and the way it moves you. …
Artist Interview: Noah Gundersen
Sunday April 14, 2013 I had the opportunity to sit down with one of my favorite artists, Noah Gundersen, at Club Cafe in Pittsburgh. Rather than do the formulaic interview common to the 21st century music world, I approached Noah with the idea …
Free Music Friday! The Riverside, Griffin House Full Albums
Welcome to the latest installment of Free Music Friday!, where we provide you with the means to get yourself some great, FREE music, thanks to sites like Bandcamp, Noisetrade, etc. The Riverside Last week, we featured a great little 3 song EP by …
Dawes – “Something In Common”
Taylor Goldsmith is a wizard with words. He has an ability unlike any other musician making music right now to combine words into phrases and ideas that transcend what’s written. A perfect example from the new album, Stories Don’t End, (review coming very soon), …
Tyler Lyle – Werewolf
Tyler Lyle is one of my favorite singer-songwriters out there right now. He’s a lyricist of the highest order and he’s got an uncanny ability to make you feel things with his songs in a way that no one else can do. Here’s …
Betty Harrigan – Full Circle
Betty Harrigan and CDBaby, 2013. Betty Harrigan: http://www.bettyharriganmusic.com/ Betty Harrigan has a history with Irish traditional music that involves Feis competitions, solo work, and the St. Eugene’s Ceilidh Band, among others. Harrigan has performed on radio and television, across Europe and in local sessions …
Free Music Friday! Hem, The Riverside, Levi Weaver
Happy Free Music Friday everyone! Today, we’re going to shine the spotlight on a few different kinds of artists. Hem Hem is a Brooklyn based folk band that released their debut album in 1999, which was in a different millennium. Their new, five …
Wake Owl – Wild Country EP
“What will become of the truth when we keep it in? Things we don’t remember when they ask us when. We did the things that we learned we shouldn’t do again. What wasn’t learned from mistakes, we will make them.” These opening lyrics …
