This past Wednesday, I saw Milo Greene for the fourth time (second as a headliner) and was instantly and consistently reminded why I’ve seen them every chance I’ve had since love at first sight last fall. Their mystifying energy, heart-melting harmonies, and fully …
Kate Earl – Stronger
The first time I heard Kate Earl’s single “Melody” I found her voice and style insatiable. I shared it with lots of friends, hoping to single-handedly make her a superstar. But I soon realized she didn’t need my help. Her talent was enough. …
Shovels and Rope – O’ Be Joyful
While this album certainly seems like it could be a Christmas album (a mistake I made as well), it’s too early for that. This is, instead, one of the best folk albums of 2012, one that sees Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent …
Pebaluna – Baby What’s Wrong
Flickr photo credit user: mia in real life Upon first listen of Pebaluna’s incredible album Carny Life, I was immediately struck by the harmonies of these two amazing performers. I posted on their YouTube page for this live recording of this song. I was …
Show Review: Local Strangers
In celebration of their debut album, Left for Better, The Local Strangers hosted a sold out release party at the Columbia City Theater this past Friday. The album, which you can read about here, is a beautiful collection of emotional, melodic tracks compiled …
Artist Interview: El Ten Eleven
El Ten Eleven (Kristian Dunn and Tim Fogarty) are an amazing instrumental duo that I had the pleasure of seeing for the first time this past summer at the Capitol Hill Block Party in Seattle. I had the pleasure of meeting the guys …
Quick Hits: Ben Kyle / Radical Face
I decided to resurrect the Quick Hits feature for this week. There were two albums that I ran across streaming this week that just seem like our readers would enjoy. Acoustic First we have Ben Kyle’s self titled album. He’s got a great …
Shovels and Rope – “The Keeper”
In anticipation of our review of Shovels and Rope’s new album, “O’ Be Joyful”, this is “The Keeper”. This album shows their classic sounding folk sound, one that’s both minimalist and a little more electric than we typically hear. It shows the incredible …
The Spring Standards – “So Simple, So True”
This is my favorite song by one of my most favorite bands. The recording quality is great. We highly recommend you take a few minutes and hop over to The Wild Honey Pie and check out what they have to offer. Enjoy James, …
The Oh Hellos – Through the Deep Dark Valley
From the very first chorus of the first track on this album, I fell in love. I don’t say that about many albums, but this is a truly remarkable piece of artistry. Siblings Maggie and Tyler Heath form the group The Oh Hellos, …
