Your Front Row Seat To Americana Music
Wisconsin's Shane Leonard, a.k.a. Kalispell, has a musical pedigree that spans collaborations with familiar names like Field Report, The Stray Birds, Sean and Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek, and Sean Carey, to teaching music through the Exploration School at Yale University. After dropping out of music school to teach English, he embarked on a four-year exploration down Appalachian backroads to learn clawhammer banjo... Continue Reading →
Annalyse McCoy and Ryan Dunn make beautiful music together—on and off the stage. The husband and wife team are the co-lead vocalists of New York City-based Americana band 2/3 Goat (“Two Thirds Goat”), who seamlessly blend alt-country, classic rock, and bluesy bluegrass (Blues-grass? I feel good about it), calling it “Metrobilly”, a style as diverse... Continue Reading →
Nate Currin is a man’s man. The kind of guy who was born with a beard and dirt under his fingernails. He’s the kind of guy who isn’t afraid to wrestle a grizzly bear or love someone tenderly with his entire self—an adventurer and a troubadour in the truest sense. In his newest album,... Continue Reading →
While I’ve been a fan of Americana music for quite some time, I was recently introduced to the work of Nashville-based husband-wife duo, The Grahams, who released a deluxe edition of their latest album, Glory Bound, on March 25th. I became enamored the moment I heard the first and title track, “Glory Bound”, a witty, upbeat tune... Continue Reading →
“It’s probably the most personal song on the record," says Alyssa Graham, one-half of Americana duo The Grahams. "It’s basically a cry to each other about our rambling life. Doug and I live on the road, we’re never at home. This song is the culmination of us recognizing how crazy our life is, and begging... Continue Reading →
Alyssa and Doug Graham don’t just write about adventures, they live them. In fact, the Americana duo spent three months riding trains across the country in order to write the songs on their latest album, 2015’s Glory Bound, the follow-up to 2013’s Riverman’s Daughter--they lived a riverboat for that one. Told you. “Transportation is the... Continue Reading →
Canadian award-winning veteran country and folk artist Corb Lund is on tour supporting his latest album, Things That Can’t Be Undone, which came out last October via New West Records, and was produced by the legendary and beloved Nashville-based Dave Cobb. “He’s very hands-on. He’s fearless," says Lund of the man with the musical Midas touch. "He requested that... Continue Reading →
Multi-instrumentalist and producer Carter Tanton's Joshua Tree, California-inspired single, "Twentynine Palms" featuring Sharon Van Etten, from his latest solo album, Jettison The Valley, released March 4th via Western Vinyl is today's ear candy! Tanton moved to England where he wrote all of the songs on the new album; the change of environment and his rediscovery of early British influences sparked a powerful shift in... Continue Reading →
Washington, DC-based indie folk-pop band Wylder unleashed their new album, Rain and Laura on Friday, April 8th. Okay, here’s the deal; I could write a cerebral music review packed with every SAT word imaginable, describing each note of each song in the most pretentious way possible...I mean, I’ll admit it. I’ve done it before, but... Continue Reading →
The 47th Nashville Film Festival begins April 14th--this year is going to be the best one yet, with 6,500 submissions, tying the world-famous Tribeca Film Festival, and effectively turning the Music City into the Movie City! The festivities last until April 23rd, and several Nashville-centric films are featured, including the world premiere of Josephine, which was directed by Rory... Continue Reading →