Your Front Row Seat To Americana Music
This week's Pew Playlist takes advantage of the stylistic diversity of the Americana music scene. Folk, blues rock, country, bluegrass, and even alternative rock have some influences on this lineup. That's what makes the genre so much fun! Without further ado, here is this week’s Pew Playlist presented in the order they were added to... Continue Reading →
Some bands become more than the sum of their creative parts. They define a sound that inspires and influences generations of future artists. It’s hard to think of such a band with a stronger cross-genre ripple than the Grateful Dead. The beginning of August serves as a memorial for fans of the Dead. It marks... Continue Reading →
From outlaw twang to crisp ballads, pedal steel to electric guitar, and toe-tapping to head-nodding, this week's Pew Playlist spans across all of the elements that set Americana apart. Without further ado, here is this week’s Pew Playlist presented in the order they were added to the list. Music is sorted for an enjoyable “mixtape”... Continue Reading →
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 →
A roundup of the latest in Americana, alt-country, folk, and bluegrass music. Yes, the Pew Playlist is supposed to be published each Friday. But some things are worth the wait. This week we're featuring plenty of traditional sounds, with a few appearances from their more modern counterparts. Without further ado, here is this week’s Pew... 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 →
A new Spotify playlist rounding up the best new Americana. Sit back, relax, and take a listen. Loyal readers of Mother Church Pew will be familiar with the Pew Playlist. It's been a regular feature of the blog and a fan favorite. It's also a lot of fun to put together because I get to... 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 →
For most casual fans of music, the forty-five minutes that a band spends on the stage is all they can see. However, when the guitar cases are closed and the venue’s floor is littered with empty beer cans and trash, most bands load their gear into the van and return back to their normal lives.... Continue Reading →
For most casual fans of music, the forty-five minutes that a band spends on the stage is all they can see. However, when the guitar cases are closed and the venue’s floor is littered with empty beer cans and trash, most bands load their gear into the van and return back to their normal lives.... Continue Reading →