Also, check out our interview with Philippe here. “Inspire me with joy and thoughts of better days.” – Phillipe Bronchtein I’ve been sitting on this review for a while and with good reason. Philippe Bronchtein, AKA Hip Hatchet, has created, with “Joy and Better …
Category: Folk
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros – Here
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros are no secret. Thanks to commercials and the incredibly influential rise of indie rock as a, if not the, musical powerhouse, bands like Alex Ebert and his group of folk rockers have benefited from a much more widespread …
The Tallest Man on Earth – There’s No Leaving Now
Over the last decade or so, while the music industry has been fundamentally changing, one things has been consistent: the influx of singer-songwriters. It’s difficult in today’s music scene to stand out as a singer-songwriter and do something that’s truly unique. Fortunately for …
River City Extension – Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Your Anger
River City Extension is an exciting and enjoyable band. They have the upbeat pleasure of Coldplay with the indie charm of many of the hottest folk bands out today. In short, they are a rose amongst many thorns in the current music climate. …
Artist Interview: The Barr Brothers
Here’s an interview that we did last year with The Barr Brothers, whose debut self titled album was one of our top picks from last year. You can find more information about The Barr Brothers here. We wrote in our review that your …
Poor Moon – Illusion EP
Take yourself back in time for a moment. It’s 1968 and bell bottoms were hip. The airwaves were dominated by a curious mix of West Coast surf music and folksy love ballads. And the cars… were beautiful. The album Illusion by Poor Moon …
Tyler Ramsey Live Review and Interview
When I walked into Jammin’ Java and shook hands with Tyler Ramsey, I could tell he was a guitar player. The lanky, tall musician had some of the biggest hands and longesty fingers I’ve ever seen and I thought to myself, “Self, I’d …
Artist Interview: The Spring Standards
Please enjoy this interview we did with The Spring Standards at the Beachland Tavern in Cleveland, Ohio. We hope you all love the Paper Doll Project and will get involved. Check out our other content on The Spring Standards, including an exclusive live …
Album Review: The Spring Standards – Yellow/Gold
The Spring Standards sound hopeful. There are very few musical groups that I’ve heard in my life that make me smile when I listen to them. The Spring Standards are one of those groups. They remind me of family-around-the-piano sing-a-longs (and that’s a …
Album Review: St. Paul de Vence – St. Paul de Vence
Writing albums is unfortunately somewhat of a lost art in the modern musical era; at least, that’s what I thought until my ears caught a listen of St. Paul de Vence’s debut album. The story of Benjamin Doerr’s French grandfather in World War …
