Your Front Row Seat To Americana Music
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 →
Texas-based folkster Chase Gassaway recently released A Fly Can’t Bird, an album of carefully-chosen and reimagined tunes--covers of fellow Texas bands as well as of songs made famous by the likes of The Temptations and John Legend; today, Gassaway is back with a brand new video featuring an acoustic performance of "Ho Hey," the ubiquitous earworm by The Lumineers... Continue Reading →
The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers, one of our favorite groups from the outstanding SoCal Americana scene, has been diligently working on their forthcoming record, No Glory. Today, we present to you the album's lead single, "Lay Down Low." "'Lay Down Low' has been a staple of our live set for a year or so but it... Continue Reading →
Soul music holds a special place in my heart; it's the music my parents loved and the sound of my childhood. The convergence of multicultural influences, soul music is the epitome of all things American. After close to 47 years of music, Lee Fields, backed by The Expressions and their incomparable soul-sound musicianship, recently released a new album, Special... Continue Reading →
"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 →
We can't get enough of the soulful sounds of Lady Wray. Discovered by Missy Elliot at age 16, she has everything you’d want in a singer: an infectious Jackson-5-family-member flare, a range like Aretha’s, a church upbringing that lends an untouchable purity to her vocals, and an authenticity that only can come from a rich history in the business, one that's... Continue Reading →
"The Highway Queen don't need no king," declares Americana icon-in-the-making Nikki Lane, in the title track of her forthcoming record, set for release on February 17, 2017 via New West Records. The album, poised to be Lane’s major mainstream breakthrough, is a journey through heartbreak that takes exquisite turns; from whiskey-soaked laments to rollicking bangers... Continue Reading →
Americana duo Shovels & Rope, whose newest record, Little Seeds, is due for release on October 7th via New West Records, have released a new video for their song, "St. Anne's Parade". Filmed in New Orleans, the video features live footage of the pair attending a themed wedding and marching in the streets with a local... Continue Reading →
Clint and Luke Birtzer and Jesse and Ethan Moravec, two sets of brothers who together are known as The Sawtooth Brothers, have spent the last decade playing, singing, performing, and growing up together; the award-winning music-makers have toured in the States and in Canada, shared stages with the likes of Garrison Keillor and the late... Continue Reading →
Not too long ago, we shared Iowa-based blues-meets blue-eyed soul outfit The Maytags' single "Marry Ya", from their forthcoming debut album, Love Lines, due out July 1st. Comprised of heartland musicians whose roots are in jazz, The Maytags have created a sound that's truly "Midwest Nouveau". Love Lines, recorded at The Bomb Shelter in Nashville with... Continue Reading →