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Tony Tedesco and Full Fathom 5 – Bulletproof – Sultry vocals fill Americana-jazz track
Check out this track from Tony Tedesco and Full Fathom 5. The song has a real flair to it and a lot of attitude. It is both timeless and feels new. Check out Tony’s band here. And just for fun, follow along with …
Guest Review: Kate Logsdon on Rachel Baiman – Speakeasy Man – Beautiful and emotive bluegrass debut solo album
Rachel Baiman is a Midwest grown, Nashville based singer, songwriter, composer, banjo/fiddle player. Growing up in Illinois, she won numerous awards for her fiddle playing, eventually winning Illinois State Fiddle Champion at age 17. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Vanderbilt University with …
The Gloria Darlings – Come Home to Me – Seattle folk music and bluegrass duo
This duo, Pandi and Milly, bill themselves as “folk grass,” which I immediately took as one of those marketing ploys because, well isn’t all bluegrass fundamentally folk music? And then I heard this incredible album. This… friends… is “folk grass.” It’s beautiful. It …
Guest Review: Brian McMahon on fielding’s Our Side is an Ocean – Indie folk rock
This is a track-by-track take on fielding, the duo of Eric Fielding Balmer (Plankeye) and Beth Balmer, and their latest offering *Our Side is an Ocean*. Badlands: Starting off the album with a nice folk tune is a nice choice for the crowd …
Grace and Tony – November – Proud matrimonial “punkgrass” couple create truly unique sound
Grace and Tony sing duets that are almost guaranteed to make you smile. One part traditional Americana music, another part gleeful musical fare, these two clearly have experience singing together. Their harmonies are natural and the charisma just oozes from the audio. Although …
Guest Review: Kate Logsdon on The Lonely Heartstring Band
Boston has shared one of her gems with us. The Lonely Heartstring Band is comprised of five men who love banjos, bluegrass, and The Beatles–those things brought them together and fuel their music. Several of the tracks on their self-titled EP are covers …
Ryan VanDordrecht – Beast of Love review – Rock singer songwriter channels classic and early 90s rock
Ryan VanDordrecht’s style is loose, but still serious. His new album Beast of Love has an attitude about it that almost defies description. “Beast of Love” seems almost contradictory, since humans generally connect love to feelings of softness, meekness, and sweetness. But VanDordrecht’s …
Abby Gundersen – Time Moves Quickly review – Beautiful, emotional contemporary classical album
Abby Gundersen, pianist a violinist from Centralia, WA, steps aside from her partnership with her brother Noah Gundersen for her own solo album. Related to the similar folk stylings present in her work with Noah and their other sibling venture Le Wrens, Abby …
James Vincent McMorrow – “Cavalier” – WFUV in studio recording features high tenor singer songwriter
James Vincent McMorrow stunned us all three years ago. He’s back with a new album, which means he’s also hitting the radio circuit. This piano acoustic solo track “Cavalier” gives a great indication of the caliber artist this man really is. Allow his …
