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, …
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Joshua James – From the Top of Willamette Mountain
Joshua James is a remarkably gifted artist. His voice has both the soft, subtlety needed to bring listeners in, yet the potential to powerfully project a melody. His vocal quality is unrivaled in terms of its uniqueness. When you hear his music you …
Kori Shearer on Thorn & Shout
Kori Shearer is a musician, wanderer, writer, and friend. She lives in Western PA where she writes fiction and sings a little bit of everything. She spends her days counseling and her nights dancing with friends. Despite the intense wanderlust packed firmly in …
Artist Interview: Graham Fink of Milo Greene
I recently had a chance to catch a quick phone interview with Graham Fink of Milo Greene while they continue on tour on the east coast. This band has been gaining tons of momentum in the past year thanks to an opening bill …
Tall Heights – The Running of the Bulls EP
Tall Heights are an incredible duet. They have an uncanny ability to hit the exact notes that highlight one another’s vocals. It’s a beautiful and rare combination. I hesitate to put them in any comparison with Simon and Garfunkel or some similar artist. …
Karlie Bruce – Paperback Lover
Karlie Bruce’s voice is not genre specific. It works for her acoustic rock music on the new Paperback Lover album, but would also be at home on the theatrical stage or driving smoky jazz sets. That versatility not only gives us a sense …
Sera Cahoone – Deer Creek Canyon
Jewel was one of the first artists I ever heard that bridged the gap from country music into the subtle soft acoustic music most associated with “Indie folk.” At the time I didn’t really know what I was hearing, but now I’ve grown …
Aaron Embry – Tiny Prayers
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes happen to be one of the quirkiest and amazing acts in music today. Their touring piano player, Aaron Embry, who has been “in the game” a while in his own right, released a new album Tiny Prayers …
Two Gallants – The Bloom and the Blight
Anyone who attended festivals across America in 2012 (or at least saw the lineups) knows that a couple of the biggest themes have been simple folks bands laced with vocal harmonies and old dirty guitar garage rock. With a certain savvy, Two Gallants …
Tips on How to Submit to a Music Blog
It’s been our experience that a lot of bands and promoters are doing it wrong. The process of submitting music to critics, bloggers, and other writers is complicated in one sense because each site wants things differently, but it’s often super simple. Here …
