Your Front Row Seat To Americana Music
Isolation offers room for our thoughts to wander. A long quiet car ride, a walk in the forest, or even the few peaceful moments of a morning shower, can trap you in a world of self-realization. On his debut EP, Tragic Magic, Night Bus Revival (the creative project of Nils Dylan), embraces the solitude that... Continue Reading →
Featured Image Courtesy of Julia Marie Nagelstad Norwegian created, Nashville inspired: We Wither, We Bloom, is third studio album (first released internationally) from the Americana septet, The Northern Belle. Lead singer Stine Andreassen traveled from the band’s home in Norway to the Music City to write the album. The result is a record full of... Continue Reading →
There are two distinct paths for string bands. Some stay within the niche, usually adopting bluegrass influences, and do well with their specialized brand of folk music. Through the years, the Steep Canyon Rangers have stayed with their tried and true sound and have made a collection of fine albums. Others expand, both literally and... Continue Reading →
The Offering from singer/songwriter Xanthe Alexis could be described as two albums in one. Not in the disjointed way we hear some albums transition between styles, but rather a progression of the story, feelings, and sound. As a trauma therapist and activist, Alexis has a firm connection with the challenges of humanity. However, in her... Continue Reading →
Magic, folklore, and mysterious worlds are brought to life on Welsh singer-songwriter SERA’s latest album, When I Wake Up. Pulling from a variety of influences, SERA challenges the pervasive concept that folk and Americana artists have to live in a perpetual melancholic funk or, in the alternative, reel out a slew of toe-tapping country jams. ... Continue Reading →
With his roots firmly planted in the Appalachian soil of East Tennessee, Rev. J. Mikhael Smith and the Brimstone Miracle bring us a slice of storytelling Americana with their new EP Dogwood Winter. A project of old-soul-songwriter Josh Smith, the album embraces troubled, sepia-toned themes, straight from the heart of the American Bible Belt experience. ... Continue Reading →
Cary, North Carolina's Koka Booth Amphitheatre welcomed a healthy crowd for two sets of Greensky Bluegrass. Check out all the jamgrass action in our review and pictures!
In 2018, like a breath of fresh air, The Byrd's Creek Music Festival swept into the bustling Americana and bluegrass music scene. With the event recently announcing its return for 2019 and its move to summer dates—July 11 through 13—we thought it would be a good time to look back on the festival’s inaugural year... Continue Reading →
At any given record shop, you can find the volumes of music left behind by amazing musicians who took an ill-fated leap of faith into the spotlight of fronting an album. Some the whispers of faded dreams, others parables on vanity, they haunt the dusty bargain CD bins and record crates. However, some who are... Continue Reading →
“Always choose love.” These words of wisdom were bestowed upon Mary Bragg by her grandmother when Bragg was fresh out of high school and torn between spending the summer with a potential church camp inspired romance—or make her first trip to Nashville. At her recent concert celebrating the release of her latest album Violets As... Continue Reading →