Nashville – I’m just going to lay it out there: roots/bluegrass/folk music is not my thing. If I had to pick one genre to avoid, this would typically be it. However, when I saw that Whiskey Shivers was playing at the Basement, I decided to give the genre a shot. I have never been so
Seattle – Every now and then, a band comes along to remind us why we fell in love with good old-fashioned rock and roll. On Wednesday night, those at The Crocodile in Seattle were treated to two such bands, with echoes of Led Zeppelin, Tom Petty, and The Band. True to their Texas roots, Austin’s
Nashville – Americana fanatics will be excited to know (if they didn’t already) that Shovels & Rope and Hurray for the Riff Raff are teaming up for a mini tour through the southeast. Both bands make daring, raucous music that befits the kickass women who lead them. We saw their show in Nashville at
Portland – Sera Cahoone sits on the cover of her most recent album, Deer Creek Canyon, alone on a stump, surrounded by columns of textured green and brown forest. It’s a beautifully serene scene. You can almost hear the quiet. I’m not sure what Cahoone’s writing process is, but after seeing her solo performance at the
Nashville – Angela Perley & The Howlin’ Moons have been playing together since 2009 but haven’t had a full-length record until now. Hey Kid is their debut record released via Vital Music. It’s awaited by a growing body of fans who have fed on their EPs and singles thus far. The band is led by multi-instrumentalist Angela Perley. Her
Nashville – The more banjos the better. That’s the case made by The Lowest Pair on their new album. 36¢ is the debut from the folksy duo of Kendl Winter and Palmer T. Lee. They made 36¢ sitting across from each other in a room, without tracking instruments and vocals separately. It was recorded and
Nashville – It’s hard to pinpoint what is so alluring about Jessie Baylin. It could be her unshakeable composure, the tinge of huskiness in her classic voice, the pictures she posts of her adorable toddler on Instragram, or, simply, her beauty. Whatever it is, something about Jessie Baylin is magnetic. As testament to this, more
London – Early 2014 sees the return of James Vincent McMorrow with his sophomore album Post Tropical. After the success of his widely-acclaimed, and platinum selling, debut album Early in the Morning, McMorrow had already hinted at heading down a more R&B route this time round, and a video for the album’s opener “Cavalier” released
Nashville – Saintseneca’s show at The High Watt was one of the best I’ve stumbled into since I saw A.A. Bondy on a whim in 2010. I hadn’t heard from this band beforehand, but the vocal choruses on their 2011 album were enough to get me in the door. Lucky me. Saintseneca is a four-piece
Los Angeles – Fifteen miles off of a dirt road in the dusty nowheres of Walker County, Texas Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance found their calling. Jamestown Revival was born on a back porch and bred in Austin before relocating to Los Angeles. Their heartfelt Southern style and hints of Longhorn twang harkens to sounds