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15. The Lone Bellow – Self Titled [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Id-sNOhL0I[/youtube] [A]s much as I gripe about The Lone Bellow’s self-titled debut, for me when I hear it, I can’t help but think it’s formulaic, an undeniable focus group created
Brown Bird
[T]here are moments when we are all truly tested during this crazy thing we call life, and it is in those exact moments when a person can truly find meaning and hope. Earlier this year Brown Bird’s David Lamb was diagnosed with leukemia and had to go through
Big Harp
20. Jonny Fritz – Dad Country [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2_RIg0vZPQ[/youtube] [L]ast year, Mr. Fritz was Mr. Corndawg, and he’d kickstartered a record that finally came early this year, chock full of new tunes & re-recordings of old tunes with a bunch of
Hollis Brown
What’s an end of December without a giant list of albums I was totally head over heels in love with? Here are my picks for records you absolutely should be picking up. 25. Lindi Ortega – Tin Star [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG_2rZ4UzN0[/youtube] [N]ashville
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Photos by Boston Concert Photography [A] show that popped up on our radar only a few days prior to the show, that we simply could not resist was The Radio 92.9 Low Dough Holiday Show to Benefit the Wounded Warrior Project on Sunday night. It was strange to head
Andrew Belle
Caitlin Rose, The Stand In Nashville’s Caitlin Rose released her sophomore album this year, a fantastic set of whiskey-soaked country songs straight out of a 1950s Hollywood sound stage. It’s impressive that Rose is only 25 years old. But honestly, this girl could teach almost anyone a
Top Albums 2013
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu-xtzS_4rc[/youtube] 1. The Lone Bellow – Self-Titled [T]he Brooklyn trio nailed it with their debut album and their growing popularity shows no signs of stopping. From openers to headliners in less than a year, and on one release, is
Simone Felice
[H]aving spent time with the Lumineers over the summer, we’re now seeing some collaboration on Simone Felice’s new single “Molly O!” as Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites of The Lumineers, have lent a hand on this track with additional vocals. The song marks the difficulty in lost
Sleeper Agent
[T]he members of Kentucky band Sleeper Agent are about to be exposed once again! The story begins in Bowling Green, sometime in 2008, when Justin Wilson (drums) collaborated with Tony Smith (guitar/vocals) to plant rock n’ roll bugs around the local college music scene. The duo began to
Natural Child
[A]ffectionately being called Natty Child, dusty 70s era rockers Natural Child just released this perfect jam titled “Saturday Night Blues,” a tune I’m quickly falling in love with. It’s the perfect jam to sit with a six-pack of cheap beer and drink your lonely Saturday night
Mutual Benefit
[D]esigned as a nebulous sonic canvas, Mutual Benefit, the brain child of Ohio, Austin, Boston, Brooklyn journeyman Jordan Lee, creates pop tunes that showcase a fragility, translucency, a sort of blurring that is ever ornamented with lush sounds of keys, guitar, violin, and homemade percussions. It’s warm, hopeful
King Colour
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6N1RKIFiZn8[/youtube] [A]ustralia’s King Colour have been sharpening their 60’s inspired, indie-pop style around the many rock clubs in their hometown of Sydney in 2013 and are looking to expand beyond New South Wales next year. Coming together in