Your Front Row Seat To Americana Music
“I’m a working-class singer/songwriter who is pretty much always on tour, always writing, and looking towards the next thing,” says Max Gomez, the youngest of five boys from a Taos, New Mexico-based family. “One of my older brothers played guitar, and he was the guy in the family who always stop the show, the coolest... Continue Reading →
When you zoom out from your regular perspective of the world, it’s easy to find connections everywhere you look. So-and-so knows so-and-so who introduces you to so-and-so…much like Kevin Bacon, we’re all probably separated by six degrees or less to others in ways we’d never imagine possible. Such is the story of how Nashville-based Americountry... Continue Reading →
Americountry duo The Contenders will release their debut full-length, Laughing With The Reckless, on November 3rd via Rock Ridge Music. The album, a follow-up to their 2014 EP Meet The Contenders, explores the perseverance of hope in dark times, and the connective power of music. In fact, it was music that connected Vermont-based singer/songwriter Jay... Continue Reading →
It’s important to know where to find great country music sounds in Nashville—and a little hint, it’s not usually on Lower Broadway where cover bands, tradeshow attendees, and bachelorettes sporting recently purchased cowboy boots dwell. Part of me even hesitates to call Kashena Sampson’s show last Friday at The Basement “country music,” due to the... Continue Reading →
In May, acclaimed Nashville Americana artist Mary Bragg released her latest album, Lucky Strike, a stunning collection of her most personal songs to date. With her crystalline vocals and heart-grabbing lyrics, Bragg's music forgoes distracting bells, whistles, other production trickery, and showcases her pure, raw talent. We had the pleasure of meeting Bragg for an exclusive... Continue Reading →
"The tradition and history of American music have influenced me my entire life; it encompasses many sounds and styles from many different eras," explains Cleveland-based singer/songwriter and loyal purveyor of Americana music, Thor Platter. "Above all, it is just good music to your ears." On October 27th, Platter will release a brand new record, Take... Continue Reading →
It’s been said that old ways won’t open new doors, and sometimes, change is just what we need. “I haven’t really been enjoying the city of Nashville for a while, and I didn’t see why I kept going back,” reflects Gill Landry on his decision to give up his brick and mortar housing to live... Continue Reading →
Charleston, South Carolina duo Shovels & Rope graced the main stage of Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival in Franklin, Tennessee recently and absolutely brought the house down. Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst have a connection and energy that can’t be taught or recreated--it is natural, it is a part of who they are, and every... Continue Reading →
Boulder-based quintet Monocle Band takes all of their influences—the mysticism of the west, the majesty of the Colorado landscape, and the richness of the surrounding folkicana music scene—and creates a storytelling journey through bluegrass, roots, rock n’ roll, and beyond. The band will release their second full-length album, The Clearing, on October 20th. Recorded at... Continue Reading →
As an author, painter, and singer-songwriter, Josh Ritter must see life through a creative lens that constantly refocuses reality into art. Starting from a self-described “exciting sense of dissatisfaction,” Ritter desired to expand his style outside of the expectations he, and others, held over his songwriting. Embracing internal unrest as his muse, Ritter puts forth... Continue Reading →