Hey y'all! New York City's The Tall Pines, the shack-shakin’, foot–stompin’, sometimes folk-rock band fronted by singer Connie Lynn Petruk, playing drums on her alligator-skin suitcase and shaking her tambourine, and her guitar-slinging partner Christmas Davis, who writes the songs and howls along, have fabulous news! The duo has released their follow-up EP, Fear is the Devil,... Continue Reading →
Interview: Yellow Red Sparks
Indie folk band Yellow Red Sparks of East Irvine, California originally began as a solo effort by singer/songwriter Josh Hanson; with a mother who sang in a band and brother who tours the world playing music, music is in his DNA. Literally. In 2012, Hanson entered the Nashville-based International Songwriting Competition on a whim, and won first place, a $25,000... Continue Reading →
Interview: Paul Bergmann
Los Angeles-based crafter of forlorn folk Paul Bergmann grew up in rural Massachusetts; he says his influences came from growing up in the country, yet admits, "It's funny because I didn't actively listen to a lot of folk or country growing up but it was always there. My parents liked a lot of the 60s folk... Continue Reading →
Album Review: Connor Zwetsch – What Comes After EP
If Connor Zwetsch were an author, her What Comes After EP would undoubtably be her Of Mice and Men. Extremely raw and emotionally honest in the most selfless kind of way, Zwetsch navigates a course which weaves through the cluttered and belittled paths of love, loss and survival. Bold and wise beyond her years, Zwetsch opts to... Continue Reading →