It’s Psychedelic Baby Shares “Lowell Mass” by Cactus Lee
It’s Psychedelic Baby recently posted “Lowell Mass,” one of the tracks from Cactus Lee‘s album Caravan, which is at radio now from Org Music and Aquarium Drunkard. The site writes that “The song’s searching-for-something rhythm takes listeners along a wind-blown path led by multi-percussionist John Bush.” Check it out here. Caravan made its debut this week on the NACC 200! Thanks to Jefferson Public […]
All About Jazz Calls Mary Halvorson The “Charles Mingus Of Guitar”
According to All About Jazz, “Guitarist, composer & raconteur Mary Halvorson could very comfortably (and rightfully) wear the sobriquet of ‘The Charles Mingus of Guitar’ if she wanted to. But even that open-ended comparison would limit her as she outdoes herself again on Cloudward… Composed yet amorphous, decisive yet laden with anxious questions such as ‘Where do we go from here?’ and […]
Michael Doherty’s Music Log Details Cactus Lee’s Caravan
In his Music Log, Michael Doherty writes, “in a relatively short time, Cactus Lee has released a lot of excellent music.” Doherty has a track-by-track rundown of the Austin-based band’s album Caravan, which is at radio now and going for NACC and NACC Folk debuts this week. Throughout his review, Doherty notes songwriter Kevin Dehan’s thoughtful lyrics. He also makes musical […]
June McDoom Chats With Byline
June McDoom recently told Byline a bit about her musical origin story. “I think I decided to go to school in New York because I knew that eventually I’d want to start making my own music. And I think truthfully, I got a little burnt out making jazz,” she explained. “Jazz is obviously very collaborative… I think as […]
New Music From Woo
Woo‘s albums Robot X (2016) and Xylophonics (2017) have been reshaped and newly conceived with updated artwork for release as, for the first time ever, a two-for-one album release via Independent Project Records on two-compact disc and double vinyl set, as well as digital formats. IPR and Woo first worked together in 1988 with the release of Whichever Way You Are Going, […]
The Guardian Digs Mary Halvorson’s “Beautifully Interwoven Tracks”
In its review of new LP Cloudward, The Guardian writes that “New York guitarist and new-music original Mary Halvorson has… made a home in the turbulently dreamlike spaces where composition and the whims of improv meet. Lessons learned as a live improviser and off-stage as an imaginative student of musical form have created the rare artist she’s become… Halvorson’s fusions of […]
Aquarium Drunkard Highlights Cactus Lee
Aquarium Drunkard‘s review of Cactus Lee‘s Caravan explores some of the album’s highlights, including “Pale Rider,” which the site says “very much feels like the culmination of all that Cactus Lee has worked to be at this point. It’s devastating… The lyrics are so precise—strikingly true but vividly poetic. And the sound is large—full of studio warmth and […]
New Music From Mary Halvorson
Brooklyn-based guitarist, composer, and MacArthur fellow Mary Halvorson has released a series of critically acclaimed albums, from Dragon’s Head (2008), her trio debut featuring bassist John Hébert and drummer Ches Smith, expanding to a quintet with trumpeter Jonathan Finlayson and alto saxophonist Jon Irabagon on Saturn Sings (2010) and Bending Bridges (2012), a septet with tenor saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock and trombonist Jacob Garchik on Illusionary Sea (2014), and finally an octet with pedal steel guitarist Susan Alcorn on Away […]
Cactus Lee Plays Live on KUTX
Cactus Lee is at radio now with Caravan, released as a co-venture between Org Music and Aquarium Drunkard, and KUTX recently invited the band to play live on the air. According to the station, “Caravan is the new album from Cactus Lee, an Austin based Americana project crafting modern music akin to the generation-spanning sounds of […]
June McDoom Announces More Live Dates
June McDoom’s With Strings EP is at radio now, featuring new takes on two originals as well as covers of songs by Judee Sill and Nina Simone. The Needledrop says the set is “very subtle, delicate, [and] beautiful… a very elegant batch of songs…” Flood Mag says it shines with “decadent and flowery sonic landscapes fit with trilling harp melodies, […]
New Music From Cactus Lee
Based in Austin and led by Kevin Dehan, Cactus Lee showcases a tireless devotion to songcraft and features melancholy, ornate arrangements akin to the likes of Gene Clark or Townes Van Zandt. Caravan is the project’s sixth LP in four years and the most sonically expansive version of Cactus Lee yet, showcasing the payoff of persistent and passionate performances alongside time […]
The Needledrop Praises June McDoom’s Elegance
June McDoom’s With Strings EP landed on The Needledrop‘s list of best EPs from 2023. According to the prolific vlogger, the record is “very subtle, delicate, [and] beautiful… a very elegant batch of songs…” See the full list of favorites, starting with McDoom, right here. With Strings is at radio now from Temporary Residence, Ltd. See June McDoom live: 1/20 – Phoenix, AZ […]
AmApAc Artists Land On NACC Year-End Charts
Last year was a busy one for A man A plan A canal, full of a lot of exciting music. A few of the records we worked hard to promote had great chart runs, including Sunny War, Fruit Bats, and Keturah. Sunny War’s Anarchist Gospel was #2 on NACC’s year-end Folk chart, and the album was also #53 […]
Jared Jones Praises June McDoom For Father/Daughter Records
Father/Daughter Records asked some friends at the end of 2023 to send them their favorite tracks of the year, and Winspear’s Jared Jones wrote about June McDoom’s Judee Sill cover, “Emerald River Dance,” from her new EP With Strings. Jones wrote, “I first heard June McDoom last year and have been eagerly awaiting more new music from her since her […]
Particle Kid Goes To Guitar World
Micah Nelson – Willie Nelson‘s son, who also goes by the moniker Particle Kid – was recently interviewed by Guitar World about recently becoming a member of Neil Young‘s band Crazy Horse. Fans of Young and Nelson will be stoked to read about how Micah has integrated his sound into the legendary band. He also speaks about his own sound, and the artists […]
Bobby Bazini Will Hit Québec Hard This Spring
Bobby Bazini has a spring tour lined up, and he’s also booked some dates in Québec for this fall. The Québecois artist released Pearl last year, earning critical acclaim for a release described by Atwood Magazine as “Cinematic, soulful, and smoldering, Pearl aches with heated passion and raw vulnerability as Bobby Bazini finds clarity and catharsis.” Read more here, […]
June McDoom Shares Another NTS Playlist
June McDoom, whose new With Strings EP is at radio now, has wasted no time getting started in the new year. On January 2, the Brooklyn-based ingénue issued a new installment in her series of NTS guest DJ spots devoted to “trips into vintage soul, alt-pop, R&B, experimental sounds and more.” Hear what June McDoom has been digging right here.
Rose’s Pawn Shop Adds Shows
Rose’s Pawn Shop, whose album Punch-Drunk Life came out last Spring, has added a few more dates to their live itinerary. According to Americana Highways, the band’s new album features “12 exceptional songs with tight well-written stories, hard-fought battles, facing a crossroads, dealing with loss, acquiring resolve, redemption & survival — drenched in the musical clarity that is […]
The Ladies Of… Receive End-Of-Year Plaudits From The Big Takeover
The Big Takeover’s Marcel Feldmar included The Ladies Of…’s album Coming Out Of Our Tenderness on his Top 10 list from 2023. Feldmar writes, “The first time I heard [The Ladies Of… singer] James Hall was during a very hard time in my life. 1989 and I randomly found a cassette copy of Museum. That album pulled me up and out of […]
Rose’s Pawn Shop Schedules Shows
Rose’s Pawn Shop, whose album Punch-Drunk Life came out this past Spring, will continue to support the LP with tour dates into next spring. According to Americana Highways, the record – at radio now – “12 exceptional songs with tight well-written stories, hard-fought battles, facing a crossroads, dealing with loss, acquiring resolve, redemption & survival — drenched in the […]
