Your Front Row Seat To Americana Music
The Blue Room at Third Man Records is a fascinating blend of technology and intimacy-- a collection of the finest acoustic designs and recording equipment with a small club vibe, the perfect setting for rising artist Lillie Mae to open up about the creation of her new record, the Jack White-produced Forever and Then Some.... Continue Reading →
Craig Brown Band--The Lucky Ones Forget Detroit's Craig Brown released his debut full-length via Third Man Records (SWOON), and it's a countrified hum-dinger. Equal parts honky-tonk hillbilly and dive bar derelict, Brown has crafted a rock and pedal steel-infused collection of barroom punkicana that will surely delight showgoers of all ages. The Company Stores--Little Lights... 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 →
Dwight Yoakam: Kentucky born, Ohio raised; Tennessee jilted, California praised. That's the way the story goes, at least. In 1977 when Dwight moved to Nashville to pursue his honky-tonk dreams, Nashville was moving away from the traditional and Countrypolitan sound it had spent the better part of a century developing, and more towards the pop-country... Continue Reading →
“Get on the Floor”- C.W. Stoneking Award-winning Australian artist C.W. Stoneking has a new album, Gon' Boogaloo, set for release June 3rd via his own King Hokum Records, and “Get on the Floor” is the lead single...and Lord have mercy, it's a toe-tapper. You can almost hear the antique crackle of dusty vinyl in the recording; Stoneking hollers and howls like a... Continue Reading →
She's at her best when she not only has a guitar in her hands, but a pencil too. She's 1/3 of Pistol Annies, 1/2 of the Cherry Sisters, 2 parts sugar, 1 part spice. She's an East Tennessee gal in a Middle Tennessee town with a new record out and a Grammy nomination to show for it.... Continue Reading →
Sun Seeker frontman Alex Benick has a sense of humor that is as dry as the Sahara Desert: Me: Tell me about Sun Seeker. He: We’re just a bunch of goofy boys that play sensitive songs. We’re not all that sensitive, we’re just goofy, goofy guys that like to have fun. That’s about all I know. ... Continue Reading →