I love Free Music Fridays! Nothing makes me happier than talking about music I love and then getting to tell you that you can have it…for FREE. This week, we’re featuring Broken Fences, a folk duo from our backyard of Pittsburgh, PA. These …
The Lone Bellow, Ivan & Alyosha Live Impressions
It really is the little things in life. When you find out that a band you love is touring with another band you love. When you find out that they’re coming to your city. When you find out that those tickets are only …
Why the Music Industry Should Embrace Project Wonderful
Project Wonderful is an advertising broker for all levels of online publishers, but is particularly helpful for websites, bloggers, and folks that have something to promote and limited resources to do so. In short, Project Wonderful is great for people writing about, promoting, …
Down Like Silver – Wolves
I’m not even sure what to say about this song. We’ve heard a lot of duets in music recently and this may be one of the best. Down Like Silver was a musical project of Caitlin Canty and Peter Bradley Adams, both successful …
Artist Interview: Courrier
When I realized that one of my favorite new bands, Courrier, was coming to nearby Kent, Ohio I had to contact them about an interview. They embody not only a sound that I love, but also an ethos of independent music that is …
Fear of Men – Early Fragments
Kanine Records, 2013. Fear of Men: http://kaninerecords.com/fear-of-men This whole music adventure began as an art school project for Jessica Weiss. When Daniel Falvey saw some of her ambient track and short film projects, his attention was caught and a friendship began. The two …
The Dustbowl Revival – John The Revelator
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 …
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 …
