Your Front Row Seat To Americana Music
Photo credit: Samarco Photography 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 →
It’s been said that diversity is the art of thinking independently together. Rarely do life’s paths form in straight lines—and in the case of North Carolina-based Americana outfit New Reveille, those paths were varied and multi-directional. “We call it reverse engineering because we made the record, then we took a picture, and then we made... Continue Reading →
These days, having a banjo in your band doesn’t make you Americana. All the elements have to be in place—stellar songwriting, outstanding musicianship, creative innovation, and a unique ability to connect with those who listen. Raleigh, North Carolina-based Americountry outfit New Reveille has it all, banjo included. The award-winning ensemble, who recently signed with Loud... Continue Reading →
“I’m not from a musical family, none of them can carry a tune in a bucket,” laughs country rocker Kasey Tyndall, who wrote her first song at the ripe old age of 13. “We’ve looked all the way down the family tree to try and figure out where I got it.” The Nashville-based native North... Continue Reading →
Lock it out and don’t return its calls Swear you don’t know its face at all Throw it in the river, lose it in the storm It’ll show up in its bandages tomorrow at your door Love soldiers on Love soldiers on Tift Merritt speaks in unpretentious, charismatic phrases. She carefully chooses every word, delicately... 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 →
“I’m an uphill battle, just fight a little longer.” sings country up-and-comer Caleb Caudle; the Winston-Salem, North Carolina native released his new album, Carolina Ghost, to rave reviews in February. Brimming with tales of hard times, heartache, and hope, Carolina Ghost is a pedal steel-laden testament to the good things happening in country music right now. His music harkens... Continue Reading →