Your Front Row Seat To Americana Music
The National Reserve cut their teeth doing residencies in Brooklyn clubs, vying for the thinly-spread attention of each night's crowd--and they got really good at it. Their sound is already a classic, a unique rockicana blend that's all their own. "Who do they sound like?" you might ask...well, they sound like The National Reserve. Now, the band... Continue Reading →
Crowded around a small coffee shop table with 5 of the 6 members of Brooklyn-based rockicana band The Hollows, I noticed that this was indeed a group of individuals as different as the beverages they had ordered at the counter. Comprised mostly of college friends with backgrounds in theater, The Hollows formed in 2009; making... Continue Reading →
“I wasn’t born in the Blue Ridge Mountains/I’m from Valley Stream/We never hoe-downed ’til the sun came up/We played stick ball in the street” sings Dennis DelGaudio, lead vocalist of Brooklyn-based “CityCountry” band Shotgun Wedding, in the title track of their new album, South Of Somwehere. “We’re not from the South, but we’re all from... Continue Reading →
Music is a universal language; it can convey the highest highs and the deepest depths of human emotion, it triggers memories, it defines historical eras, it unites. Music communicates to each listener in different ways; sometimes it speaks to us, and then sometimes, it SPEAKS to us. That’s how I felt the first time I... Continue Reading →
Sometimes I hear an album that feels so genuine and unique, it refreshes my musical palate, bringing new flavors I didn’t even know I liked. My musical experience had been missing something for a while, but I didn’t know what--until my first listen to John Fatum’s debut LP, Locked Up in My Mind, due for release December 11th via... Continue Reading →
John Fatum, Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter and percussionist for Americana band The Rad Trads, is releasing his debut album, Locked Up In My Mind, on December 11th via Dala Records. Fatum's debut is filled with songs that speak to love, love loss, and, of course, bank robberies. His sound, which showcases his raspy voice and folky delivery, has been described... Continue Reading →
Mother Church Pew and East of 8th are delighted to partner with The Tall Pines to premiere "Fear Is The Devil," a track which will appear on the newest Communion Sampler. Combining Christmas Davis' gruff and haunting vocals with Connie Lynn Petruk's bold and angelic voice, the mashup of light and dark propels "Fear Is... Continue Reading →