Your Front Row Seat To Americana Music
“We got started in a garage in Queens, New York in 2009,” laughs Mike Montali of roots rock outfit Hollis Brown as we relaxed on a bench outside of the American Legion in East Nashville during this year's AmericanaFest. Montali and fellow band member Jonathan Bonilla met in high school, and began to write music. “We said, ‘well,... Continue Reading →
Nashville songstress Lilly Hiatt, the daughter of legendary tune crafter John Hiatt, played music her whole life, but didn’t strike out on her own until she was 21. “It was always in the back of my head," she says of her musical aspirations, "but I went through phases of wanting to do other things.” A few years... Continue Reading →
Nashville troubadour Rayland Baxter recently released his sophomore LP Imaginary Man, the follow-up to his highly acclaimed debut, 2012's feathers & fishHooks. Of his new album Baxter has said, “To me, Imaginary Man is an audible record of my journey down the bright blue river of imagination. It is a multicolored dream of song, a sonic birdbath if you may. The... Continue Reading →
Singer/songwriter Marchelle Brandanini, a.k.a. Pony Boy, grew up in a town in northern California called Vacaville, a name which literally means "Cow Town." Her hometown was small, but close enough to San Francisco that she could study classical music and opera. One day, she heard the raspy roar of Janis Joplin, thought "Wow! I want to sound like that!"... Continue Reading →