Your Front Row Seat To Americana Music
“Follow your dreams”—a phrase often and easily bandied about, but one seemingly more difficult to put into practice. Nashville-based songcrafter Mary Bragg didn’t just follow her dreams, she chased them from a sleepy town in Georgia all the way to The Big Apple. “I spent my 20s in New York City searching for something bigger... Continue Reading →
Great Americana music has a down-home feel, and Cider, the new album from Northern California folk songstress Gwyneth Moreland, embodies that sentiment; everything about Cider is homegrown—its songs were written locally, recorded locally, and will be distributed by local label Blue Rose Music. “I’m really excited about the opportunity to be a part of getting... Continue Reading →
Norwegian indie folk songstress Siv Jakobsen has released ”Like I Used To,” the first track from her debut LP, slated for release later this year. Both the single and album were recorded over the summer at London’s Urchin Studios, under the masterful hand of producer Matt Ingram (Laura Marling, The Staves) and engineer Dan Cox (Thurston Moore, Lianne La Havas). Jakobsen, who hails from Asker, a town just... Continue Reading →
Ron Pope, our favorite braid-wearing wonder and Nashville-based purveyor of explosive Americana...explosicana (see what we did there?), has put his own unique spin on and unleashed an in-studio performance of Aretha Franklin's "Baby, I Love You," in celebration of her 75th birthday. While you're at it, get pumped for Pope's new album Work (his seventh studio album!), due... Continue Reading →
After a steady 15 years on the road, acclaimed singer/songwriter Ryan Montbleau suddenly found himself alone. A lot. “My band split up, my relationship ended, my management and I parted ways, all these support structures I had drifted apart,” he recalls. “I was often alone in a room, just contemplating what the hell had happened... Continue Reading →
Americana duo Sinners & Saints, who, along with yours truly, claim Charlotte, North Carolina as their hometown, are back with their sophomore album, On The Other Side, set for release on March 10th. Since the band’s formation in 2011, the band has shared the stage up and down the east coast with the likes of Flogging Molly, Shovels and Rope, Robert... Continue Reading →
“The older folks have a nostalgia for what we’re doing, it’s familiar to them. The younger people will tell us they don’t like country, but they really like our music,” laughs Steph Stewart, who, along with Mario Arnez, comprise matching Western gear-wearing classic country duo Blue Cactus. Stewart, who credits her grandfather for influencing her... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles-based Levi Petree’s music is a blend of flavors as rich and diverse as the Louisiana bayou in which he was raised. From British punk to outlaw country, he covers all kinds of bases, a fact evident on his new album, It’s Country, set for release on March 3rd. The first song recorded for... Continue Reading →
Ron Pope, Nashville-based singer/songwriter and all-around force to be reckoned with, has been in the studio diligently working on his next record, which is set for release later this year. Pope and company put their kickstands down at Welcome To 1979, Nashville's largest analog studio, to record; the new album features his signature gut-punching, heart-wrenching storytelling,... Continue Reading →
“Music is all I’ve ever done, I’ve never known anything different,” says Austin-based Americana artist Chase Gassaway, who grew up singing in church choir, playing cello and trombone, and who taught himself how to play guitar and keys, all before finishing middle school. “Writing is something that naturally came about as I was teaching myself... Continue Reading →