Your Front Row Seat To Americana Music
Rootsy songcrafter Kerri Powers knows how to tell a story—her forthcoming album Starseeds, set for release on May 4th, brims with tales and metaphors that soothe souls and challenge ideas. Today, she unveils “Rocking Boat,” a single from the new album. “I wrote ‘Rocking Boat’ one morning after waking from a vivid dream,” she explains. “I... Continue Reading →
"I worked as a journalist for a lot of years, and I’ve tried to see things from as many sides as I could," says Jesse James DeConto of Durham, North Carolina-based folk-rock outfit The Pinkerton Raid. "But on election night in 2016, America just didn’t make any sense anymore, as though we had stopped being... Continue Reading →
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 →
It’s been said that there’s no place like home, but what exactly is home? And, when you feel like you don’t belong, or can be eradicated or ejected from a place at any time, is that really home? Chicago-based singer JB Brooks and his new project, the JC Brooks Band, explores this idea in his... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles-based collective The Herbert Bail Orchestra blends folk-rock, countricana, and blues into one soulfully delectable dish. The band began in 2011 with Anthony Frattolillo (singer, guitarist) and Andrew Katz (accordionist), childhood friends that started writing and performing music in homage to Frattolillo’s deceased “Grandpa Jack” who they posthumously found out was born by another... Continue Reading →
Virginia native Janie Barnett cut her teeth on bluegrass festivals, church coffeehouses, and the American Folklife Festival. When she met iconic Americana barnstormer and newgrass pioneer John Hartford at Folklife, so began her love affair with the alternate roots movement. Always dancing along outside-of-the-box boundaries, Barnett found her place in New York City, making a... Continue Reading →
“Tim hates the idea. And I agree. Country Roots is a terrible title,” laughs Whiskey Wolves of the West band member Leroy Powell of their forthcoming album, out March 2nd via Rock Ridge Music. "But so is the name Whiskey Wolves of the West. It's completely ridiculous. That's what makes me love it so much. ... Continue Reading →
Over the past year, alt-country songcrafter Lottie has navigated her soul through a tireless maze, a metaphor aptly in line with her debut EP, Leaving The Labyrinth; now, where Labyrinth saw Lottie successfully grappling with her inner demons, her forthcoming release tells a survivor’s story, where imperfections have evolved into graces, and fear has given... Continue Reading →
On Alive and Well, their third full-length album set for release on February 23rd (Far Flung via The Orchard), Helen Austin and Paul Otten, who make music together as Big Little Lions, take a dark, yet hopeful turn. The folky duo pens songs that acknowledge human frailty and modern preoccupations, as well as anthems of... Continue Reading →
In the midst of a cold and dreary winter, and just when the world-famous weather-forecasting groundhog’s shadow has predicted that there’s no end in sight, guitar-wielding blue-eyed soul man Jamie McLean comes through with a little ray of sunshine with his new single, “Let’s Get Out Of Here,” a modernized boy-meets-girl story. The tune is... Continue Reading →