Your Front Row Seat To Americana Music
On the eve of the opening show of his current tour, Ron Pope had a slight emergency—his guitar was broken…or so he thought. “It is decidedly unnerving; guitars do this though, they get these phantom issues where they won’t work, and then you can plug it in the next day and it’ll work just fine, or you... Continue Reading →
Morgane and Chris Stapleton’s rendition of “You Are My Sunshine” premiered last week; the song is the fourth track unveiled from Southern Family, a new compilation produced and conceived by two-time Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb. The highly anticipated album, comprised of songs rooted in country, blues, folk and rock will be released March 18th on Low Country Sound/Elektra Records. Of his vision behind the... Continue Reading →
Raised between Nashville and London, Andy Ferro will be releasing his debut full-length, Muirhead, through Rough Beast Records on February 26th. The single, “Crystal Tongue”, is perfectly exemplary of the lo-fi psych folk vibe of the album, which was entirely self-recorded on a dusty old tape machine. Muirhead is the first release outside of his band Ranch Ghost, and is... Continue Reading →
“We really try to put our friendship first, and it shows in the music,” says Bevin Foley, fiddle player for roots quintet Trout Steak Revival. The band, comprised of Foley, Travs McNamara (banjo), Steve Foltz (mandloin, guitar), Will Kester (dobro), and Casey Houlihan (upright bass), is currently on tour supporting their third and latest record,... Continue Reading →
It is apparent after a first listen to Alex Dezen’s premiere full length album, that he has crested the highest mountain tops and trudged though painfully deep valleys in his life—his art reflects aural scars transmuted via guitar chords and lyrics. He expresses anguish through melody and memory, in a highly personal and straightforward manner,... Continue Reading →
Midwestern folkicana outfit, The Pines, have perfectly distilled the beauty of the grassy ranges of the midwest into sonic form with their latest release, the aptly-named Above The Prairie, out on February 5th via Red House Records. The 10-song stunner is a tribute to the beauty of the small towns and forgotten farmlands of the Great... Continue Reading →
"We get along; I think when we were starting out, we knew that it was going to take us a while to get where we wanted to be, we had to grow into it. It’s a slowly evolving thing. The kind of songs we were trying to write, it takes time, and we’ve always known... Continue Reading →
“It’s not enough to play for 9 hours straight, it has to be in a bunch of different locations,” says prolific songcrafter Alex Dezen of his plan to play his entire 115-song catalog all over Nashville on Thursday, February 11th. Dezen’s new self-titled solo album is set for release on February 12th via Rock Ridge Music; he... Continue Reading →
Sun Seeker frontman Alex Benick has a sense of humor that is as dry as the Sahara Desert: Me: Tell me about Sun Seeker. He: We’re just a bunch of goofy boys that play sensitive songs. We’re not all that sensitive, we’re just goofy, goofy guys that like to have fun. That’s about all I know. ... Continue Reading →
Austin native and indie-folk trailblazer Reed Turner isn’t one to be tied down, in his life or his music. Turner has shifted gears for his latest EP Native Tongue, bringing to life a darker, more aggressive brand of reverb-laden Americana. In a year marked by health issues and subsequent solitude, Turner transformed his backyard shed into a makeshift workplace,... Continue Reading →