Your Front Row Seat To Americana Music
A very wise person once said, “The way you do anything is the way you do everything”—words to ponder, and, if you’re banjo-picking emerging Americana songstress Lockwood Barr, they’re words to live by. Last July, the California-bred Nashville-based Barr released her latest album, Signs Along The Road, which earned her a 2016 Music Row Magazine... Continue Reading →
San Diego-based Fanny and The Atta Boys are preserving and promulgating the red hot sound of pre-war jazz; their latest single, "Simple Love," is a sauntering selection of sultry sass and swagger. The song will be featured on their forthcoming album, "A Peck Of Dirt," give it a spin: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
The Other Side, the second full-length album from Charlotte, North Carolina duo Sinners & Saints, is a roots lover’s brew of bluegrass, country twang, and folk. Filled with songs about drinking, love, heartbreak, and adventure, the album has a refreshingly vintage old-school feel. The duo of Perry Fowler and Mark Baran shines with the bright... Continue Reading →
As Music City haunt The High Watt began to fill with attendees eager to experience Wisconsin-based bluegrass band Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, the lights above shone down onto the empty stage and illuminated a lone microphone in the center. The five-piece took their positions around the center, tuned up, and jumped right in with a quick-pacing bluegrass... Continue Reading →
“I discovered string band music when I was living in Colorado, getting really into Phish, and learning about The Grateful Dead, and seeing String Cheese Incident and Leftover Salmon,” recalls Travis Book, upright bassist for legendary string band The Infamous Stringdusters. “The way those guys built their harmonies was really based on bluegrass, and a... Continue Reading →
From June 8-10, 2017, thousands of roots music fans from across the glove will gather amongst the dense, sun-speckled pine forests of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the heart of Paul Bunyan country, to enjoy the world-class lineup that is this year's Blue Ox Music Festival. Hosted each year by progressive Americana band Pert Near Sandstone, Blue Ox showcases the complex... Continue Reading →
The Infamous Stringdusters--The Laws Of Gravity The Grammy-nominated bluegrass powerhouse is back with The Laws Of Gravity, and this one is an absolute jaw-dropper. Over the course of 13 mesmerizing tunes that put their kickstands down firmly on the bluegrass-y landscape, the band manages to push the limits of what string band music can be;... Continue Reading →
Since its formation in 2004, the Joplin, Missouri-based Ben Miller Band has taken the DIY approach to a whole new level, tipping its collective trucker hat to the rootsy ruckus of America's musical past, while carving out its own quirky niche in the modern tsunami of Americana music--a style Miller has dubbed "ozark stomp." The... Continue Reading →
It’s that time of year again, y'all...the lineup for the 2017 Muddy Roots Music Festival has been announced, and it's a doozy! Founder Jason Galaz says next year's festival is "truly the great 'homecoming' of the underground roots music scene worldwide." Th event, which begins Friday, September 1, 2017 and ends Monday, September 4, 2017, marks... Continue Reading →
Long winters spent cozied up indoors lend themselves to fruitful periods of creativity in the Land of 10,000 Lakes; in the last fifteen years, there have been a plethora of phenomenal string bands born in Minnesota. “I think it’s called the ‘O Brother Effect’,” says mandolin player Nate Sipe of Minneapolis-based newgrass collective Pert Near Sandstone,... Continue Reading →