Alice Howe. The Clearing Alice Howe/Bandcamp, 2013. http://www.alicehowe.com/ Alice Howe’s work begins when she was just 12, and her first self-titled studio album came out in 2009. Her influences include folk masters such as Jackson Brown, Joan Baez, and Joni Mitchell, and these …
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Addie Pray- So Long
Addie Pray. So Long. Addie Pray and Bandcamp, 2013. Addie Pray: http://addiepray.bandcamp.com/ Addie Pray is Carmen Perry, of Montclair, New Jersey. Perry is also a student at Kenyon College in Ohio, where she plays with two bands, Littless (with James Karlin) and SPORTS (with …
Chicken Barn Heroes- The Green EP
Chicken Barn Heroes. The Green EP. Chicken Barn Heroes/Bandcamp, 2013. Chicken Barn Heroes: http://chickenbarnheroes.tumblr.com/ The Chicken Barn Heroes are a Brooklyn, New York based country, bluegrass, and blues trio formed in 2011. In the two years since then, they’ve put out now three albums, …
Quick Hits: Hiram Ring, Aaron Moses, and Matt Bradford
I have been finding some pretty incredible artists this year and I’d like to feature a few in this version of quick hits. These guys (okay there’s one common thread) are singer songwriters of the highest order. Their acoustic jams will get toes …
New Sweden – New Sweden
The amazing band New Sweden describe their sound as “American music” and that vague description could not be better. From the opening track of this latest EP, it’s evident that these musicians have spent a lot of time with real American music. Reflecting …
Jack Klatt – Love Me Lonely
Sometimes artists try to sound like another era, but often come up short. Other, rare artists, personally embody another era. That’s what we have here with Jack Klatt, a musician who embodies an era of classic folk music… and by classic I mean …
Water Liars – Wyoming
I don’t know if I’ve ever had my love for a band be so much focused on one particular song. That song, in the case of Water Liars, is their song “Linens.” From the intricate writing to the overall sound, it’s a fantastic …
Joe Johnson – Who’s Gonna Go Your Bond
Sometimes I find some really incredible mountain music. This is far from “emerging.” In fact, this music is older than everyone who will read this post… if their ages were added together. (Including my grandma… thanks grandma!)
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! Hem, The Riverside, Levi Weaver
Happy Free Music Friday everyone! Today, we’re going to shine the spotlight on a few different kinds of artists. Hem Hem is a Brooklyn based folk band that released their debut album in 1999, which was in a different millennium. Their new, five …
