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Pokey LaFarge—Manic Revelations On his last album, Pokey LaFarge and his swoon-worthy trembling tenor seemed to celebrate the sounds of the late 1940s and early 1950s, and on Manic Revelations, out today, LaFarge has dipped a toe or two in the early 1960s. Though he relishes the sonic styles of yesteryear, his lyrics are timeless, and... Continue Reading →
An ominous steel guitar introduction ushers this eager listener into the journey that is Straw In The Wind, the debut LP from Nashville-based country rock outfit The Steel Woods—as the song builds like it’s virtually rising from the mighty cypress swamps in the heart of the Mississippi Delta. The strike of a bass drum at... Continue Reading →
“I buried that bag of money, in a ditch on Highway 21; I drove that car straight off the levee, and I laughed the whole way down,” recounts Nashville-based troubadour Bern Kelly, in the ominously spare introduction of “Sin #2,” the new single from his forthcoming album, Lost Films, set for release on June 23rd via... Continue Reading →
Prolific singer-songwriter BJ Barham is hitting the road this summer on The Great 48 Tour--carrying just his guitar and his songs, Barham will perform acoustic shows in 48 states across the United States, which brings him to Nashville's City Winery on Monday, May 15th. The American Aquarium frontman is touring in support of his debut... Continue Reading →
“It was 1991. I had just moved back to Chicago, and I was driving back from West Virgina in a 1959 Chevy Apache pickup, and I was living in the back of it,” reminisces modern vintage rock n’ roller Jake La Botz, as he recalls how me met friend, producer, and Hi-Style Records founder Jimmy... Continue Reading →
Sometimes when you spin an album for the first time it takes you back to a familiar place. With their forthcoming release, Colorado-based Head for the Hills transports you to an intimate hillside amphitheater at sundown but Potions and Poisons also takes the time machine back to the era of the Prohibition speakeasy. The Colorado quartet... Continue Reading →
Heartfelt emotion. Soul-stirring sound. These are ways to describe Sheridan, Wyoming’s The Two Tracks, who will release their forthcoming album, Postcard Town, on May 19th. Produced by the legendary Will Kimbrough, the record features 11 new tracks inspired by the spirit of the open road. Today, the band releases "Lost In This Canyon,” a single... Continue Reading →
“My dad was the lead singer in a band called Three Dog Night, so I was kind of thrust into music, and totally supported in it,” says drummer Dash Hutton, who, with guitarist Jesse Tyre, makes up folk rock duo The Grand Southern. “I started playing the drums when I was a kid, and my... Continue Reading →
Philadelphia-based mandolinist Owen Lyman-Schmidt and bassist Bobby Szafranski met coincidentally and, as musically-inclined folks tend to do, started playing together. “We were a good musical fit, and I stopped looking for other players,” recalls the quick-witted dry-humored Lyman-Schmidt. “Speaking of fit, since there were only two of us, we were able to tour in a... Continue Reading →
Rev. Sekou - In Times Like These Probably one of the most important and relevant albums yet of 2017, Rev. Osagyefo Sekou combines the blues learned during his youth--the sound and the experiences as well--with testimony-inspiring Pentecostal roots gospel. Sekou, a noted activist, author, documentary filmmaker and theologian, has infused in his album, In Times Like These,... Continue Reading →