Your Front Row Seat To Americana Music
Roads can lead us to amazing places. Not all of them are on a map. When you’re in a car, you think about things. You are a captive audience and your mind finally has time to explore the feelings pushed deep inside. Fortunately, for Dolly Valentine (Leslie Schott, formerly of Holy Golden) such introspection inspired... Continue Reading →
“ ‘Thunderstorms’ is an honest reflection that questions faith, and its sometimes disillusionment,” Austin-bred troubadour Evan Ogden shares about his new single. The track appears on his forthcoming album, Undone, set for release on July 31. With his Texas roots, Ogden is no stranger to the intensity of storms, or the static charge in the... Continue Reading →
Photo: Ford Fairchild Nashville's Brian Callihan has written songs with artists like David Lee Murphy, Josh Thompson, and Mo Pitney, and his songs have been performed by the likes of Cole Swindell, Dylan Scott, Trent Tomlinson, and Halfway To Hazard. As an artist, he released his debut EP Broke It Down earlier this year, and has performed... Continue Reading →
Photo Credit: Grant Westhoff Over the years, Mother Church Pew has had the privilege of getting to know Los Angeles-based collective The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers - we even did a live session with them in our favorite tattoo shop in Nashville. Now, the band is back with new tunes - their latest, "Muddy Water,"... Continue Reading →
After college, Virginia-bred songwriter and drummer Brandon Goldstein, who makes music under the moniker Darlin’ Brando, found his tribe amongst the thriving Los Angeles country and Americana music scene, drumming for local artists and honing his songwriting craft. Many moves and a divorce later, Goldstein found himself in Nashville at a low point where he... Continue Reading →
On Friday, May 8th, award-winning folkster Liv Greene will release her debut full-length album, Every Bright Penny. Produced by Isa Burke of Americana trio Lula Wiles, the album encompasses the last four years of her life in Boston studying, waitressing, and working on her craft. "It is a lot of small parts that came together... Continue Reading →
Research professor, author, and expert of all things emotional (and personal (s)hero) Brené Brown defines vulnerability as "the willingness to show up and be seen with no guarantee of outcome." And it's true, isn't it? When we share our struggles and show our vulnerable sides to others, there's no guarantee we will receive empathy in... Continue Reading →
The American South is a magical place. If you aren’t from here, put your kickstand down for a minute and allow me to educate you, beloved reader. Do we have our dark, shameful moments in the pages of our country’s history? Beyond a shadow of a doubt. Atrocities have occurred here in the struggle for... Continue Reading →
"The inspiration for 'Room For Two' came out of the way the guitar line makes me feel. It’s fun, flirtatious, and a little silly," says Alabama-bred Nashville-based artist Wyatt Edmondson of his latest single. The track appears on his forthcoming EP If I Don't Try, set for release on February 21st. "It’s kind of like... Continue Reading →
Siblings share a unique situational bond; they're the people we practice on, how we learn to co-exist with others, how we learn to share, how we practice cooperation and understand fairness, and how we learn to love. Even when close proximity is no longer a factor, no one shares the same experiences with you like... Continue Reading →