Your Front Row Seat To Americana Music
Mississippi-bred Southern roots preservationist Jimbo Mathus has produced a mammoth amount of work—already a veteran of several bands by the early 1990s, he formed the incomparable period jazz/swing revival outfit Squirrel Nut Zippers in 1993. Since the Zippers’ demise, Mathus has seemingly flown under the radar. However, as my mama says, "truth be told", he’s been... Continue Reading →
The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers are excited to kick off summer by sharing a brand new music video for their fantastic tune, “Heavenly Fire,” and have announced a string of tour dates across the U.S. and Canada! “Heavenly Fire” is the title track off the band’s critically-acclaimed debut album, released last year on Ba Da Bing... Continue Reading →
“I keep wanting to call myself The Blue-Eyed Goombah because I’m a Sicilian that makes dark-edged psychedelic soul,” says internationally acclaimed veteran songstress Nicole Atkins with a laugh. “When people think of blue-eyed soul, they think of music that’s very white and measured, and my music is everything but.” The singer, who is working on her next... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles-based folk songstress Jessica Rotter sets the bar high for the modern female musician--her voice can be heard in movies, television shows and commercials, and on other artists' recordings and collaborations spanning multiple genres, all in addition to crafting her own originals. She comes by her talent honestly; a classically trained singer and actor with a musical family... Continue Reading →
“Get on the Floor”- C.W. Stoneking Award-winning Australian artist C.W. Stoneking has a new album, Gon' Boogaloo, set for release June 3rd via his own King Hokum Records, and “Get on the Floor” is the lead single...and Lord have mercy, it's a toe-tapper. You can almost hear the antique crackle of dusty vinyl in the recording; Stoneking hollers and howls like a... Continue Reading →
From the small stage with the low ceiling at the last of the true Texas dance halls, honky tonk legend Dale Watson sings, “On the south side of Austin/Every Texan knows/If you wanna two-step/Go find The Broken Spoke”— and filmmakers Brenda Greene Mitchell and Sam Wainwright Douglas have brought the Broken Spoke to us with... Continue Reading →
Singer-songwriter and fellow grammar nerd Bob Hillman has released his latest album, Lost Soul, after a decade away from the stage: He: Do you have a viewpoint on the serial comma? Me: I’m a huge fan of an Oxford comma. He: Me too! There’s no reason not to use them. There’s no risk if you... Continue Reading →
Chris Collingwood, the lead singer of Fountains of Wayne, will release his debut album, Look Park , on July 22nd via crush-worthy label Yep Roc Records; the loose-limbed groovy lead single "Aeroplane," premiered via Stereogum. Look Park is Chris Collingwood's first album outside of Fountains of Wayne; shot through with earnest emotion and restless energy, it is unlike anything in... Continue Reading →
Gathered together around a microphone or two, Darlingside, masters of vocal harmonies and conquerors of all things stringed, dazzled and delighted a rapt City Winery audience; currently on tour with Mexo-Americana group David Wax Museum, the busy Boston folk quartet brought "more Doug" to the Music City. Friend and new Nashvillian, Americana songstress Caitlin Canty, joined the... Continue Reading →
Never underestimate the impact that the blues has had on our musical history; greats like Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf paved the way for rock n’ roll as we know it. As ground-breaking as these visionaries were, their respective sounds were shaped and supported by prolific sidemen, musicians who were an integral part of history... Continue Reading →