Five Fabulously Talented Singer Songwriters The task of the songwriter is complex; take an emotion or moment and capture it in song. Make sure that the mood of the music matches the feeling of the message. Also, it can’t be too cheesy or …
Album Review: Galapaghost – I Never Arrived
Album Review: Galapaghost – I Never Arrived If you like alternative acoustic music, you’ve come to the right place. Galapaghost is a wonderful artist and this album I Never Arrived is an absolute stunner. From the opening guitar notes on “Mazes in the …
Artist Interview: The River Has Many Voices
Artist Interview: The River Has Many Voices Thanks to an outstanding performance in our Bob Dylan cover contest, we’ve been reintroduced to the immensely talented The River Has Many Voices. Enjoy getting to know this truly creative songwriter and lyricist. You’ll find much …
/// Three Rock EP’s to Punch Your Saturday Soul
Northern California three-piece Thunderchief have a flare for the dramatic. Whether it is through song title (“Sudden Death in the Flesh” comes to mind), the nickname “butcher” for their bassist, or the pure magnetism that embodies every riff and soul-shattering drum beat. These …
Five Emerging Singer Songwriters
Five Emerging Singer Songwriters Maybe the term “emerging” grates on your nerves a little, but really it’s the bedrock of this site. We’re not here to cover artists already on the Billboard charts or bringing home Grammys. We’re here to write about the …
Album Review: Arts Fishing Club – Self Titled EP
Album Review: Arts Fishing Club – Self Titled EP If the name Arts Fishing Club sounds familiar, it’s because we covered his remarkable tour last year when he and a few other songwriters WALKED their tour from Maine to Tennessee. It was a …
Album Review: Lyla Foy – Umi
Album Review: Lyla Foy – Umi Lyla Foy’s vocals are definitely from another era or maybe even another world. Channeling voices like Alanis Morissette, Foy brings a tenderness to the way she sings that somehow reminds me of melted wax. It’s smooth and …
Album Review: Cat Clyde – Ivory Castanets
Cat Clyde – Ivory Castanets A bit like an oracle or your kid sister who is smarter than you, Cat Clyde’s Ivory Castanets combines the aesthetics of youth and old-timey bar tunes with impressive dexterity. It is hard wood, steel string, dusty-boot music …
Three Trailblazing Ladies of Country Music in 2016
Three Trailblazing Ladies of Country Music in 2016 One of my favorite colloquial sayings is, “there’s more than one way to skin a cat.” Now that’s not exactly a pretty sight to the mind’s eye, but I don’t really think we’re supposed to …
Album Review: Billie Marten – As Long As EP
Album Review: Billie Marten – As Long As EP The first time I heard Billie Marten sing was on an Ont Sofa episode. Her clarity was absolutely piercing. Imagine my surprise, then, to hear her opening line on her debut EP that sounded …
