Your Front Row Seat To Americana Music
Twangy, blue collar Americana outfit Nick Dittmeier & the Sawdusters' released their newest record Midwest Heart/Southern Blues earlier this year. The band performed at Master Musicians Festival in Somerset, Kentucky this summer, and did a live session of album track and single "My True Love". The black and white video, shot in a wooded area backstage, gives us... Continue Reading →
At barely 21 years old, Australian rocker Russell Morris recorded "The Real Thing”, a psychedelic rock single that skyrocketed its way to the top of the Australian charts in 1969, becoming the continent's biggest song that year, and earning airplay in some U.S. markets. More hits followed, prompting Morris to seek his fortune in the... Continue Reading →
The adage "there's no school like the old school" is a familiar one, and for good reason. Just like that expression has withstood the test of time, so have the endearing sounds of jangly banjo, acoustic guitar-picking, and old-fashioned southern harmonies. Ontario’s two-time Juno award-winning Americana singer-songwriter Jenny Whiteley has a simple, but powerful old-school... Continue Reading →
Lifelong music-makers and New Zealand natives Cy Winstanley and Vanessa McGowan, also known as Tattletale Saints, met in a high school jazz ensemble, who, at first, went their separate ways to pursue their musical dreams—McGowan eventually ended up in Las Vegas to pursue a master’s degree in jazz bass, while Winstanley sought his fortune as... Continue Reading →
It says a lot about a band when the previous generation’s giants take notice, and touring with Joe Walsh is a great honor, not given, but earned. JD & The Straight Shot have been working hard since forming in 2005; with six magnificent albums under their belts, their song “Can’t Make Tears” serving as the... Continue Reading →
Brooklyn-based four-piece acoustic roots music outfit, Greg Cornell & The Cornell Brothers--siblings in music (but not in fact)--will release their brand new LP, Come On Home, on Tuesday August 2nd. Produced by band member Adam Moss and engineered by three-time Grammy Award winner Justin Guip, the album features gems brought to life by the band's... Continue Reading →
“I always liked acting up and playing piano, I thought I’d always be a cartoonist though, it’s my first love. There’s no way I ever imagined this would be my life. I mean, I don’t really even know what it is I do now, as an adult. I can’t describe it, it’s strange, but it’s... Continue Reading →
Crowded around a small coffee shop table with 5 of the 6 members of Brooklyn-based rockicana band The Hollows, I noticed that this was indeed a group of individuals as different as the beverages they had ordered at the counter. Comprised mostly of college friends with backgrounds in theater, The Hollows formed in 2009; making... Continue Reading →
Mother Church Pew had so much fun with The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers last week! Not only did we have the honor of presenting their show in Nashville, the band sang a new and unreleased song just for us the next day at The Quill in East Nashville. Written by drummer and co-founder Will Wadsworth,... Continue Reading →
The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers will bring their wild, soulful energy to Nashville on Tuesday, June 21st, and Mother Church Pew is proud to present the festivities! The collective was formed in 2010 by roommates Will Wadsworth and Jeremy Horton, who decided to host jam sessions and gospel sing-alongs in their home--a popular monthly occurrence which... Continue Reading →