The mainstream is polluted with pop-leaning hooks and melodies, and sometimes, it takes a bit of digging to uncover an artist (or a duo) to really strike a chord with listeners. For budding musicians Schuyler Fisk and Tim Myers, who make up FM Radio, they have learned to topple any notions the public has about
Music City has become known for its vast landscape of ho-hum artists, all starving to be heard and pierce the ever-widening barrier to entry into the national scene. Among those, very few possess an original thread of self dependency and cross-generational charm that creates a ripple effect outwards to the mainstream. The Eskimo Brothers
By listening to the band’s most recent “Dixiana” EP, a roots-rock collection far removed from anything in the mainstream, one would never have guessed that Southwood’s lead vocalist Mitch Wetherington would be an “American Idol” alum. Having auditioned for the show’s 2012 season, the South Carolina native, who made it halfway through Hollywood week, incorporates
The Jacob Martin Band is electrifying. Possessing mainstream country-pop appeal blended smoothly together with a rock and blues-infected charm, the group — comprised of Jacob Martin (vocals/rhythm guitar), Josh Carlson (drums/background vocals), Jeff Coggins (lead guitar) and Mike Guy (bass/background vocals) — took the stage this week at 12th and Porter in Nashville to perform
Why yes, I am a mainstream Country enthusiast. I do enjoy a nicely crafted Country-pop collection that barely scratches the surface somewhere between folk, rock, faux-pop and traditionalism without any real connection to musical history, lyrical depth or intriguing multi-layered instrumentation. However, when an album of incredibly dizzying heights, regardless of textbook genre definitions,