Jolie Holland & Samantha Parton - Wildflower Blues The Be Good Tanyas co-founders Jolie Holland & Samantha Parton gracefully wind their twangy way through rootsy folk and ragtime jazz, to soulful R&B and rollicking rock n' roll on their new album, Wildflower Blues, out today via their own label, Cinquefoil Records. Featuring originals and covers of Townes... Continue Reading →
Pew Playlist: 3 Albums That Should Be On Your Radar, 12/9/16
Kelsey Waldon - Dirty Old Town Kelsey Waldon's Dirty Old Town, released in August of this year, came back to our attention recently with a live Audiotree Session featured on Spotify, and we got all excited about the record all over again. This album from the hardworking Nashville-by-way-of-Kentucky songstress is country as cornbread, and we just know... Continue Reading →
Pew Playlist: Christmas on the Lam and Other Songs From The Season
Even though the Christmas season doesn't officially begin until after Turkey Day, we have decided to go full-tilt-boogie with the holidays this year, and thought y'all could use a little jumpstart on Christmas cheer too. Our friends at Red House Records, based in the nation’s icebox of Minnesota, have a lot of experience with below-zero temperatures... Continue Reading →
Preview: Charlie Parr at 12th & Porter on 4/11/16
Bluesy roots music revivalist Charlie Parr can play anything with strings like it ain’t nobody’s business, holler and howl like a Mississippi Delta blues originator, and looks like one of my family members who grew up in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. Interestingly enough, Parr actually hails from the Land of 10,000 Lakes (for those... Continue Reading →