The Pew Playlist is now at full strength! That means there's 50 new and recent Americana songs ready for you. Going forward I'll rotate 5 off the list each week and add 5 new ones to keep it fresh. The playlist also continues to gain followers. If you like the list, please share it with... Continue Reading →
ALBUM REVIEW: XANTHE ALEXIS — THE OFFERING
The Offering from singer/songwriter Xanthe Alexis could be described as two albums in one. Not in the disjointed way we hear some albums transition between styles, but rather a progression of the story, feelings, and sound. As a trauma therapist and activist, Alexis has a firm connection with the challenges of humanity. However, in her... Continue Reading →
THE PEW PLAYLIST: NEW AMERICANA MUSIC FOR AUGUST 17, 2020
Yes, normally the Pew Playlist comes out on Fridays. However, this week we've got our list of new music coming your way just in time to help you get through the work week. Without further ado, here is this week’s Pew Playlist presented in the order they were added to the list. Music is sorted... Continue Reading →
DOUBLE PREMIERE: “HOW TO BE GOOD” & “THE TIME WILL COME” BY DOLLY VALENTINE
Roads can lead us to amazing places. Not all of them are on a map. When you’re in a car, you think about things. You are a captive audience and your mind finally has time to explore the feelings pushed deep inside. Fortunately, for Dolly Valentine (Leslie Schott, formerly of Holy Golden) such introspection inspired... Continue Reading →
ALBUM REVIEW: REV. J. MIKHAEL SMITH and the BRIMSTONE MIRACLE – DOGWOOD WINTER EP
With his roots firmly planted in the Appalachian soil of East Tennessee, Rev. J. Mikhael Smith and the Brimstone Miracle bring us a slice of storytelling Americana with their new EP Dogwood Winter. A project of old-soul-songwriter Josh Smith, the album embraces troubled, sepia-toned themes, straight from the heart of the American Bible Belt experience. ... Continue Reading →
PREMIERE: “Thunderstorms” BY Evan Ogden
“ ‘Thunderstorms’ is an honest reflection that questions faith, and its sometimes disillusionment,” Austin-bred troubadour Evan Ogden shares about his new single. The track appears on his forthcoming album, Undone, set for release on July 31. With his Texas roots, Ogden is no stranger to the intensity of storms, or the static charge in the... Continue Reading →
Off The Stage: Campbell Harrison
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 →
Off The Stage: MOUNTAINCITY
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 →
Premiere: “Hometown Boys” by Brian Callihan
Photo: Ford Fairchild Nashville's Brian Callihan has written songs with artists like David Lee Murphy, Josh Thompson, and Mo Pitney, and his songs have been performed by the likes of Cole Swindell, Dylan Scott, Trent Tomlinson, and Halfway To Hazard. As an artist, he released his debut EP Broke It Down earlier this year, and has performed... Continue Reading →
Off The Stage: The Imaginaries
Photo Credit: Reagan Elkins 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... Continue Reading →