Gregory Alan Isakov
[T]roubadour Gregory Alan Isakov was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, raised in Philadelphia, and now calls Boulder, Colorado home. He’s a traveling man who creates music that compliments wanderlust and the beauty of the places he has seen on the road. His third album The Weatherman will be
Tricky Britches
[P]ortland, Maine quartet Tricky Britches have a brand new album out titled Good Company and for all you folks that like to get up and dance around to your music I highly suggest you check it out. The latest release follows the band’s first EP, Hop On a
christopher paul stelling
Don’t sleep on this one folks. Give a listen to the track above — the lead single from Christopher Paul Stelling’s second album False Cities — and I seriously doubt you’d be ready for sleeping, anyway. The second album from Brooklyn-based troubadour comes just over a year after
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Photos by Carrie Johnston The Black Angels’ spin on 60’s psych-rock is nothing short of monumental. Jim Morrisson died too soon, but thank goodness people like Alex Maas are alive now to channel his voice and break through the haunting spectrum of sound that The Doors (Pink Floyd,
White Violet
[I]f there is one thing the we’ve all come to expect from Athens, GA its that there will always be a steady stream of good bands at the ready for our musical enjoyment. Multitalented, Athens-native Nate Nelson seems to know this expectation all to well. He’s
Spectrals
[I]t’s obvious on Spectrals new single, “Sob Story,” there’s a heavy Elvis Costello influence, the slow ambling song croons like a bedroom recording, with the slight country tinge of pedal steel, it embodies the name, but really displays an elevation in Jones’ songwriting and quality of recording
Typhoon
[T]yphoon is back, and touting a new album White Lighter, due out in August we’re getting our first taste of new tunes and this one is a good one. The slamming piano riffs, and Morton’s vocal stylings give this one a powerful, emotive sound from somewhere deep
alhambra theater
Photos by Carrie Johnston In his fourteen-year career as a rapper, Sage Francis has garnered fans through clever navigation of language around topics ranging from personal anguish and societal distrust, to being awkward around girls. His DIY approach has kept those fans loyal since making his first recordings out
Buffalo Tom
[T]here are quite a few amazing Boston bands that shaped the sound of my younger days, but no other band has truly represented what I would soon come to define as “my style” of music more than Buffalo Tom. I can always find a song of theirs that represents
The Lone Bellow
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZK1o3K8hTo[/youtube] [T]he Lone Bellow keep adding more and more fans to the fold and the trio’s dizzying assent to the top of the folk-rock food chain has been something to behold these past few months. They wear their hearts
City and Colour
[D]allas Green aka City and Colour has released the title track to his new album out June 4. The track starts with a building white noise before pedal steel and Green’s voice enter to soften the track. Green will be touring in support of the album this fall,
Treetop Flyers
[O]ne of my new favorite records that I’ve been spinning is the upcoming release of Treetop Flyers, a UK five-piece that ironically sounds quite a bit like America. They are releasing a second single here “Houses are Burning,” off their upcoming album The Mountain Moves, which releases