Your Front Row Seat To Americana Music
"I'm not overthinking, I'm not ever thinking," sings Craig Brown, Detroit's most beloved bartender, cook, and ping-pong champion who has decided to strike out (a phrase which will be pretty punny once you watch the video) and go solo. A mixture of honky tonk and rock n' roll rules the day here, as Brown, accompanied by... Continue Reading →
Hamilton, Ontario's Sarah Beatty has released a new acoustic roots-folk track "Bandit Queen," the lead single and title track from her forthcoming sophomore LP, set for release on February 3rd. Inspired by 19th century outlaw Belle Starr, the album is a modern day blues-driven folk fable featuring country, folk, and jazz stylings. Beatty's intriguing and soulful voice... Continue Reading →
For most casual fans of music, the forty-five minutes that a band spends on the stage is all they can see. However, when the guitar cases are closed and the venue’s floor is littered with empty beer cans and trash, most bands load their gear into the van and return back to their normal lives.... Continue Reading →
When you get older, life gets really real, really fast, and Tift Merritt is singing about it; the Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter will release her new album, Stitch Of The World, on January 27th via Yep Roc Records, one created in the midst of major life changes and upheaval. “My marriage was coming apart, and I fell... Continue Reading →
“My first love was metal,” laughs Texas-based artist Garrett Owen of his musical awakening at the ripe old age of 14. “I realized my favorite players listened to a really diverse range of music. I read on article once where someone had Slash make a playlist with an hour’s worth of music, and it covered... Continue Reading →
Energetic and rootsy five-piece Americana band The Show Ponies, comprised of musicians hailing from Arkansas, Texas, and California, will release a new studio LP, How It All Goes Down, on January 20, 2017. Produced by Andy Freeman (Eisley/Manchester Orchestra, Rocketboys), the album is a follow-up to the band's two LPs and one EP, which to date have... Continue Reading →
Oklahoma’s Travis Linville has been everywhere from dive bars and classrooms to “The Tonight Show” and esteemed theaters and festivals across the globe. Best known for his work as a sideman with Hayes Carll, Linville takes center stage to release his new full length, Up Ahead, out February 3rd. According to Linville, the album's easy-going title track began as a boring joke... Continue Reading →
Grammy Award-nominated artist Tift Merritt will release her new album, Stitch of the World, on January 27th via Yep Roc Records. Merritt has released five full-length albums and two live records, including a reissue of her debut album, Bramble Rose, earlier this year. She has performed with the New York Philharmonic and toured with artists as varied as Iron & Wine, Jason Isbell, Elvis... Continue Reading →
“All I’ve ever wanted was an honest life, to be the person that I really am inside”, sings Courtney Marie Andrews in “Honest Life”, the title track to her new album, set for release on August 19th via Mama Bird Recording Company. Andrews turns desires into reality with Honest Life; after a decade spent in... Continue Reading →
Aaron Lee Tasjan is set to release his latest album, Silver Tears, on October 28th via New West Records, which follows last year’s self-released In The Blazes. Silver Tears was produced by Eli Thomson (Father John Misty) and features a band comprised of Thomson, David Vandervelde, Frank Lenz (Starflyer 59, Richard Swift), Dan Bailey (First Aid Kit), Max Hart (Guster), and Charlie... Continue Reading →