Your Front Row Seat To Americana Music
Folkicana duo The Contenders released their debut full-length, Laughing With The Reckless on November 3rd via Rock Ridge Music. The pair traveled the world in support of the album, the follow-up to their 2014 EP, Meet The Contenders, which explores the perseverance of hope in dark times along with the powerful way that music can connect... Continue Reading →
“‘Sweet Tooth’ was the very first song I ever wrote in Nashville, before I moved here,” says singer/songwriter Suzie Brown of her perennially punny tune. “My husband Scot [Sax] was here to write, and I was in the hotel. I thought I might as well write a song too,” she laughs. “And, I love candy.”... Continue Reading →
Earlier this year, Denver-based singer/songwriter Leslie Tom, who cut her teeth in her native Texas listening to Hank Williams, Patsy Cline and Bob Wills on the radio of her father’s Ford truck, released her new self-titled EP. Produced by John Macy (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Richie Furay, Los Lobos) and recorded at legendary studio Cinderella Sound... Continue Reading →
In May, acclaimed Nashville Americana artist Mary Bragg released her latest album, Lucky Strike, a stunning collection of her most personal songs to date. With her crystalline vocals and heart-grabbing lyrics, Bragg's music forgoes distracting bells, whistles, other production trickery, and showcases her pure, raw talent. We had the pleasure of meeting Bragg for an exclusive... Continue Reading →
“I’ve always told stories,” says alt-country rocker Ron Pope, who is one of the best (and one of our favorite) tale spinners around these days. “I was in a car with my dad and one of his friends, and we were riding back from Yankee Stadium. We were telling a story back and forth about... Continue Reading →
Shoot The Moon, Roger Street Friedman’s latest release via The Playroom Records and co-produced by Friedman and Felix McTeigue (co-writer of Florida Georgia Line’s #1 hit “Anything Goes” and Americana chart topper and Grammy-nominated “Wreck You” by Lori McKenna), is the result of a concerted woodshedding effort following his critically lauded debut album, 2014’s The Waiting Sky.... Continue Reading →
Hugh Masterson, Nashville-based alt-country troubadour and the pride of Butternut, Wisconsin, will release his solo debut, Lost + Found, on Friday, June 2nd via Rock Ridge Music. Recently, Masterson, who is a skilled craftsman of all things wooden, invited us to one of his happy places, and performed the album's title track just for us! The... Continue Reading →
After a decade-long career as an artist, seasoned performer Justin Townes Earle is in the midst of experiencing several "firsts"-- on May 26th, Earle will release his New West Records debut Kids In The Street, which marks his first time working with an outside producer on his first album recorded outside of Nashville. It's also his first... Continue Reading →
With his new album, Dirty Wonder, Tennessee-by-way-of West Texas troubadour K Phillips embodies the diverse sounds and styles of his Lone Star state upbringing. The album, released on March 10th via Rock Ridge Music, features "Nobody Does It," a frank conversation between soon-to-be ex-lovers framed up inside an easy-going groover. We met up with K and... 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 →