Harmonia. Hidden Legacy Harmonia and Folk Sounds Records, 2012. Harmonia: http://www.harmoniaband.com/ Founded by Walt Mahovlich, Harmonia is based in Cleveland but members call a diverse range of geographic areas “home.” This brilliant Eastern European-themed group compiles music from Hungarian, Croatian, Slovak, gypsy, and …
Ivan and Alyosha – All the Times We Had
Ivan and Alyosha have arrived. From my first experience with their Cabin Sessions, it’s clear they were on the road to success, but this new album All the Times We Had has arrived at a great location. From incredible vocal harmonies to interesting …
Ben Rector/NeedtoBreathe – Hide Away vs. Washed By The Water
This video is primarily in the vein of DJs world wide. But these two artist and these two particular songs, incredible are their own, are pretty special when mashed together. I encourage you to listen the whole way through and enjoy, even if …
The Last Bison – Switzerland
The Last Bison is a band that can convey a rich variety of sounds. If you’ve ever wondered what music theorists mean when they say “sound texture” enjoy this recording. You can feel the lush complexity of the music. We’ll keep our ears …
Lucius – Lucius EP
Lucius. Lucius EP iLoveLucius and The Orchard, 2012. Lucius: http://ilovelucius.com/ Lucius is a band with a sound as eclectic as their beginning. While the quintet hails from Brooklyn, New York, the individual members come from all over, the US including one from our very …
Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors – Good Light
Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors have been floating at the edge of our collective music consciousness for a while now. We first heard about them in the middle of last year, heard them on The Music Bed’s Christmas compilation, and then heard that, …
Hannah Fair – Open Road
Describing Hannah Fair’s music as “country” is not a perfect description. She’s more or less a female acoustic singer songwriter. Her influences are clearly based in country, blues, rock, and even at times jazz. Some of her toe tappers could get a honky-tonk …
Matt Pond – The Lives Inside the Lines on Your Hands
Being an east-coaster, there’s a certain spot in my heart for folks like Matt Pond. He blends the cryptic indie lyric style with a raw heart-on-your-sleeve style that tends to resonate with folks who spend a lot of time thinking in their own …
Artist Interview: Tim the Lion Tamer (with reader participation!)
This is a re-run of an interview we did a while ago. We’ve decided to run it again with a new feature. We’re doing a FOLLOW UP INTERVIEW with Tim in the coming days. So ask questions in the comments and we’ll pick …
Cadbury Sisters – Barefoot EP
For me to make an exception to review an EP, it has to be amazing. I mean, it has to take my breath away when I click on the first track and have my jaw on the floor til the end. That was …
