k.s. rhoads
[N]ashville ain’t just country anymore, there’s some awful cool music coming out of the music city these days, enter k.s. Rhoads, a seriously talented guy. He’s a songwriter, a performer, a producer, and even a composer. He’s about to release his sophomore album, The
The Duke of Norfolk
[T]ulsa, Oklahoma native Adam Howard records under the pen name the Duke of Norfolk, and has recently released an EP Le Monde Tourne Toujours, (translated, the world is still running) a wonderful 5 track EP full of multi-layered folk music that puts on display his ability to craft music
The Fort Frances
[C]hicago band Fort Frances has been a regular feature here on Music Savage, their folk-rock sensibility and songwriting always touches a nerve with us, and this one hit us once again. A song written as fall hits, and with the impending doom of the winter, songwriter found solace and
Grandchildren
[R]eally enjoying the first track off of Grandchildren’s new LP “Golden Age” out 5.7.13 on Ernest Jenning Record Co. For those of you that aren’t familiar, and you can include me in the bunch, Grandchildren was the solo project from the diminutive Aleks Martay (he’
Luke Winslow-King
[J]ust a few months after being signed to Bloodshot Records, New Orleans musician Luke Winslow-King just announced his new record, The Coming Tide, to be released April 23rd. The first single from the jazz / blues artist is a strolling tune that sounds as if it’s being played on
Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside
[S]allie Ford & The Sound Outside’s new record Untamed Beast hits shelves today, and I’ve been jamming away listening to it, and think you all are gonna dig it quite a bit. It’s a raucous 50’s rock romp that is a total breath of fresh
The Thermals
The Thermals – Born To Kill [P]unk trio The Thermals are back at it with “Born to Kill,” a track that feels like it could have been pulled straight from my favorite album of theirs, The Blood, The Body, The Machine. It’s just under two minutes of pure unadulterated
Goodnight Texas
[T]he good fellas of Goodnight Texas are coming to town next week and have given me the ok to award a few tickets to a lucky fan, as well as a vinyl copy of their record, A Long Life of Living, one of my favorite records from last year
Newport Folk Festival
[S]pirit Family Reunion delighted fans at the Fort last year with one of the best sets of the festival. They might have even stolen the show. I couldn’t be happier to announce the fact that they’ll be returning to the grounds of Fort Adams once again this
Dawes
[L]os Angeles folk rock band Dawes has finally released a new single off their upcoming record, Stories Don’t End, titled “From A Window Seat,” a song written on Goldsmith’s uneasiness flying in airplanes. It’s got a distinctive classic rock / pop feel, which seems very very influenced
Hollis Brown
Hollis Brown – Nightfall [N]ew York City’s Hollis Brown’s new record is just around the corner, and a few days back they released this track “Nightfall,” off of it, and I must say I’ve been digging this song, and the album quite a bit. The song, “Nightfall,
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Photos by Boston Concert Photography [F]riday night was as good of a night as any for music fans here in Boston. Newly announced to the Newport Folk Festival, South Carolina folk rock duo Shovels & Rope in town with friend Andrew Combs warming up the room for them. Shovels
