Soul & Jazz & Funk Waterfalls With Bobby Bazini
Soul & Jazz & Funk is “currently enjoying” Bobby Bazini‘s single “Waterfallin’,” from his upcoming album Pearl. The site has a quote from Bazini about how he created the track with collaborator Connor Seidel. “Something in the way he played on the nylon guitar made me think of a waterfall, he shares. “I immediately started singing the melody ‘Oh you’re waterfallin’’ […]
Tonic Grain Shares Milly Raccoon’s “Offering To The Fae”
Tonic Grain has shared Milly Raccoon‘s “Offering To The Fae.” Blending enigmatic Celtic music with cinematically gloomy Americana, the composition flourishes with a spellbinding wistfulness. The song is written in honor of the artist’s late grandmother and conveys the atmosphere of a sacred, intimate ritual. The lush fiddle, guitar, and cello lines weave their way, supported by […]
Guitar World Interviews Sunny War
Guitar World writes that “it was the virtually limitless canvas of DAW home recording that inspired Sunny War to pursue a more experimental approach [on new album Anarchist Gospel].” The magazine has an interview with War, who explains that using Logic “really changed how I wrote, because before I would just record me and my guitar into […]
Old Grey Cat Reviews Rose’s Pawn Shop
Old Grey Cat writes that “Anyone who enjoys the Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers, Desert Rose Band and Dan Fogelberg circa High Country Snows should get much out of Punch-Drunk Life,” the new album from Rose’s Pawn Shop. The site says “the L.A.-based band stand at the crossroads of folk-rock, bluegrass and country, while frontman Paul Givant’s vocals possess a high lonesome quality similar to Chris Hillman’s. Read their full […]
The Rocking Magpie Calls Milly Raccoon “Absolutely Delightful”
According to The Rocking Magpie, Milly Raccoon‘s “quirkiness and respect for Classic Country (and various Roots) musical forms is fully in evidence here, on her absolutely delightful latest release.” The blog recently reviewed the Nashville-based artist’s album Frankincense And Myrrh, which is at radio now and tied as the most-added album at NACC Folk last week. “Raccoon,” the […]
The Ladies Of… Add Tour Dates
The Ladies Of… have shows coming up in the Southeast. According to Creative Loafing Atlanta, “This relatively recent project continues the career of the irrepressible James Hall. Ex-Mary My Hope and The Pleasure Club, Hall has been active in the Atlanta rock scene, on and off, for decades, pounding out his trashy rock and roll like […]
Leslie Medford Spills the Beans For Psychedelic Baby Mag
Psychedelic Baby Magazine is out with an interview with Ophelias frontman/solo artist Leslie Medford, whose new single “Leslie’s Dream” is at radio now from Independent Project Records. The chat includes nuggets like the details behind the song’s inception. According to Medford, “I was asleep and dreaming, and I became aware I was hearing this roaring, driving music that was propelled by […]
New Music From the Jimi Prasad Orchestra
Jimi Prasad was already a notoriously reclusive session musician — legendary in underground jazz and psychedelic music scenes for his blinding creativity — until he all but disappeared. For years, even his former bandmates couldn’t track him down. In rare moments, he’d resurface for a lecture on existentialism at a European university or release transcendental meditations […]
Holler Country Gets Behind Milly Raccoon, Whose New LP Topped This Week’s Folk Adds Chart At NACC
“Milly Raccoon is one of Americana’s best kept secrets,” writes Holler Country. “The fiddle player and singer has been eccentrically reimagining bluegrass, jazz and old timey country as feminist anthems for a world on fire ever since she first appeared on the scene nearly a decade ago.” The site has the premiere of Raccoon’s self-animated video for “That […]
The Ladies Of… Share “We Are The Wu Wu” Video
The Ladies Of… have released a video for the single “We Are The Wu Wu,” from their new album Coming Out Of Our Tenderness. The clip was created by the band’s Jack C. Massey. The lyrics of the energetic song go, “We are the WuWu, The heretic clerics, Preaching universal love, In the streets of America.” Check out the video here and get the […]
Fruit Bats Play For KEXP
Fruit Bats played a full-band set for KEXP‘s Cheryl Waters in May, and now it is streaming on YouTube. The indie folk legend played four songs from his new album A River Running To Your Heart as well as a fan favorite, “The Bottom Of It,” from the Gold Past Life LP. Good stuff. Check it out here. A River Running To Your Heart […]
Matt Holubowski Talks With The CBC
The CBC has a feature on Matt Holubowski. “While he is known primarily for being ‘an acoustic guitar guy,’ Like Flowers On A Molten Lawn sees him drawing from inspirations such as Radiohead and Pink Floyd, pushing his music in more experimental directions,” the network’s site writes about his new album, which is at radio now. Holubowski told the CBC about the making of the […]
New Music From The Ladies Of…
With songs filled with power-hungry guitar riffs, impeccable vocals, and thunderous grooves, The Ladies Of… is a musical cocktail that combines the vibe and sounds of David Bowie, Spoon, Bleachers, and The Killers, complete with a vigorous shake and a plastic sword garnish. Birthed in 2012, the band is made of a group of writers and performers from around the Southeast […]
Holler Country Showcases Milly Raccoon’s Skills As A Musician And Animator
According to Holler Country, “Milly Raccoon is one of Americana’s best kept secrets. The fiddle player and singer has been eccentrically reimagining bluegrass, jazz and old timey country as feminist anthems for a world on fire ever since she first appeared on the scene nearly a decade ago.” The site recently premiered the video for “That Girl […]
Purple Melon Shares Natalie Walker’s “Heart Like A Lion”
Purple Melon has featured Natalie Walker‘s “Heart Like A Lion” as part of its Mini Melon Mix Ups series. The site says, “Natalie Walker collaborated with producer Darren Burgos on new single ‘Heart Like a Lion’, a bold indie-synth track that explores triumphing over adversity. As you’ll hear, the song seamlessly blends these elements with ethereal vocals and insightful […]
Opal Eskar Shares “And Yet Love Rules” Via Glide Mag
Glide Magazine recently premiered “And Yet Love Rules,” one of the songs on Opal Eskar‘s debut self-titled EP. It’s “a song that song asks us to ‘let love be the governing force in exchanges with other humans. Let the innocence of our inner child — the curiosity that permeates life — help lead our actions and interactions,’ […]
Willamette Week Points To Sunny War As A Highlight Of The Waterfront Blues Festival
Willamette Week has a review of last weekend’s Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland, with Sunny War singled out as a highlight from the event. “Sunny War, the folk artist from Nashville, took a little longer to win over the beer-swilling crowd with her finger-picked acoustic guitar and hushed vocals,” the site writes. “But during both of her sets Saturday and […]
New Music From Milly Raccoon
Milly Raccoon’s unique take on Nashville is all over Frankincense and Myrrh, an album that deftly displays her ability to weave the stark reality of modern life over historical toe-tappers. “I played classical violin as a kid, and I became a big fan of 90s rock and pop, early 20th-century musical theater, traditional Irish music, and […]
Ink19 Highlights Keturah’s Journey
“Keturah’s story and music are testimony to the good things in the world and the connections that bring us together, if we’re just open to them,” Ink19 writes, noting that “the songs Keturah recorded on her self-titled LP are rooted in Malawian folk traditions and given a pan-African spin by collaborators from the Playing For Change Band. […]
Sunny War, Featured Recently On KCRW and Currently On Tour, Performs For Colorado Public Radio
“If you’re looking for your latest folk and blues obsession, look no further than artist Sunny War,” Colorado Public Radio‘s Indie 102.3 writes. “Born in music city Nashville, TN, the musician picked up a love for music early–learning to play guitar at 13 year’s old. Sunny War’s early career consisted of punk music, which can be felt in with […]
