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Dan Krikorian Releases Fifth Album
by Tori Hartshorn - February 13, 2019 Trying to pinpoint exactly who Dan Krikorian is can be a bit of a challenge. An acclaimed songwriter, a championship-winning college basketball coach, a thought-provoking professor, and the curator and host of the burgeoning and increasingly popular podcast series, The Beautiful Work Podcast, are ju...
Moon River Music Festival Announces 2019 Lineup
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 11, 2019 AC Entertainment and Drew Holcomb are thrilled to share the full lineup for 2019's Moon River Music Festival, which returns to the riverside oasis of Chattanooga, TN's Coolidge Park on September 7-8, 2019....
Atwood Magazine Premieres Clara Baker's MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
by Tori Hartshorn - February 06, 2019 Seasons change, we rise and we fall, and our goal is to learn to appreciate these fleeting moments. These thoughts spun through the mind of Portland songwriter Clara Baker as she was recording her new album, Things to Burn. Produced by avant-folk experimentalist Shane Leonard (Kalispell, Field Repor...
And The Kids Premiere BUTTERFINGERS, New Album Out 2/22 on Signature Sounds
by Tori Hartshorn - February 05, 2019 And The Kids have shared a new song from their upcoming album When This Life Is Over out February 22 on Signature Sounds (Lake Street Dive, Josh Ritter, Dustbowl Revival). Brooklyn Vegan premiered 'Butterfingers,' calling the song, 'a very catchy dose of mid-tempo indie rock, something that fans of ...
Josh Ritter's New Album FEVER BREAKS Out 4/26
by Tori Hartshorn - January 29, 2019 Fever Breaks, the tenth studio album from acclaimed singer, songwriter and performer Josh Ritter, will be released April 26 via Pytheas Recordings/Thirty Tigers and is now available for pre-order at http://ffm.to/feverbreaks. Produced by Grammy Award-winning musician Jason Isbell, the 10-song record...
Dave Eggers, Reza Aslan, Rabia Chaudry + More Guests on Bhi Bhiman's 'Peace of Mind', First Album To Ever Be Released as Serial Podcast
by Tori Hartshorn - January 25, 2019 Peace of Mind is like a soundtrack to this crazy time in America. Each of the eight songs has a different theme — like immigration, voter suppression, mental health, etc. And Bhi didn't want to just release them into the album-cycle ether. So, he and the team at Critical Frequency have packaged the...
Lowland Hum Premiere New Song, New Album GLYPHONIC Out 5/10
by Tori Hartshorn - January 25, 2019 Lowland Hum have shared the third single from their upcoming album Glyphonic out May 10. It's a thoughfully paced self-reflection complete with evocative lyric video. Atwood Magazine premiered the track, noting with care, ''Slow' is built around Lauren and Daniel Goans' harmonized vocals and an acou...
Tim Bluhm To Release SORTA SURVIVING On 3/29
by Tori Hartshorn - January 24, 2019 Tim Bluhm is set to release his new full-length solo album, Sorta Surviving, on March 29, 2019. A gentle departure from his usual California-Soul sound of the Mother Hips, Sorta Surviving finds Bluhm living out his classic country musical dreams. Produced by Widespread Panic's Dave Schools and ancho...
And The Kids Premiere NO WAY SIT BACK, New Album Out 2/22 on Signature Sounds
by Tori Hartshorn - January 15, 2019 And The Kids have shared a new song from their upcoming album When This Life Is Over out February 22 on Signature Sounds (Lake Street Dive, Josh Ritter, Dustbowl Revival). “No Way Sit Back” is a rollicking indie rock attack of the media and the toll it takes on minorities. While it's written from th...
Anna Tivel Shares New Single THE QUESTION At Billboard
by Tori Hartshorn - January 11, 2019 Anna Tivel has shared the title track from her upcoming record, coming out on Portland's Fluff & Gravy Records, at Billboard today. Speaking to the genesis of 'The Question' Tivel told Billboard 'it's about being in New York and looking up into a window and seeing a man putting on makeup and a wig. ...
Joan Baez Earns Grammy Nomination For Best Folk Album
by Tori Hartshorn - December 10, 2018 he Recording Academy has nominated Joan Baez's Whistle Down The Wind, her first new studio record in ten years, for Best Folk Album. The 61st GRAMMY Awards will air February 10th. Fan's can purchase the albumhere....
And The Kids Announce Headlining Dates, New Album Out 2/22 on Signature Sounds
by Tori Hartshorn - December 10, 2018 And The Kids have announced a full U.S. headlining tour in support of their upcoming album When This Life Is Over out February 22 on Signature Sounds (Lake Street Dive, Josh Ritter, Dustbowl Revival) including key plays in Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, Nashville, DC and Brooklyn. The full list of d...
Stephen Kellogg To Release Will Hoge-Produced 'Objects In The Mirror' On November 23
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 19, 2018 Stephen Kellogg is set to release Objects in the Mirror on November 23, 2018. Produced by fellow Americana singer-songwriter Will Hoge, the 12-track set was recorded over the course of a single week in Nashville, TN and tracked live, keeping the results intact with minimal overdubs. Ahead of release...
Lowland Hum Premiere New Video, Announce New Album Out February 22
by Tori Hartshorn - October 16, 2018 Lowland Hum have debuted a new song and video and announced their fourth full-length album Glyphonic to be released February 22. Popmatterspremiered 'Salzburg Summer' today, calling it 'an interpretive indie folk number with layers of captivating vocals and flourishes of piano, guitar, and percussio...
Brooke Annibale Releases Video for Title Track Off New Album
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 10, 2018 Singer-songwriter/guitarist Brooke Annibale recently released her third full-length album Hold To The Light. The new record marks several major departures for the Pittsburgh native in terms of both songwriting and production. Brooke sheds a few layers of her folk-acoustic skin and introduces a new i...
Vanessa Peters Set To Release FOXHOLE PRAYERS via Idol Records Tomorrow
by Tori Hartshorn - October 04, 2018 Dallas, TX-based indie-folk singer-songwriter Vanessa Peters is set to release her new album, Foxhole Prayers, on October 5, 2018, via Idol Records. In Foxhole Prayers, Peters's already-considerable songwriting prowess has risen to its fullest stature, presented as a concise, gut-punching collectio...
Stephen Kellogg Shares Will Hoge-Produced Single SYMPHONY OF JOY From Upcoming Album
by Tori Hartshorn - September 26, 2018 Stephen Kellogg has shared a new single, “Symphony Of Joy,” from his forthcoming Will Hoge-produced full-length Objects in the Mirror due out November 23, 2018. The song is a buoyant Americana-rocker that harkens back to Tom Petty and Bob Seger, in a style that brings to mind the happy-go-lucky appr...
Gregory Alan Isakov's DARK, DARK, DARK Premieres at Billboard, New Album Out 10/5
by Tori Hartshorn - September 20, 2018 Gregory Alan Isakov's new song, “Dark, Dark, Dark,” recently premiered at Billboard—listen/share here. Of the album, Billboard proclaims, “The 12-song set wound up sounding more characteristically ruminative…blending a gentle spaciousness with dusky atmospheres and carefully nuanced textures.” “Dark...
Gregory Alan Isakov Comes To Boulder's Fox Theater
by Tori Hartshorn - August 21, 2018 Many musicians have day jobs to make ends meet. However, few artists maintain the lifestyle kept by Gregory Alan Isakov. The Colorado-based indie-folk artist is a full-time farmer who sells vegetable seeds and grows various market crops on his three-acre farm, while also tending to a thriving musica...
Ed Helms' The Bluegrass Situation Announces Podcasts and Releases Details for 3rd Annual Shout & Shine Showcase
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 17, 2018 An exciting 2018 is underway for The Bluegrass Situation, the multifaceted and ever-evolving media company, co-founded by actor and banjo player Ed Helms, that has been redefining roots culture since 2012. Today, the movement better known as BGS is pleased to announce the addition of three new podca...
Joan Baez Extends 'Fare Thee Well...Tour 2018' Into 2019
by Macon Prickett - July 17, 2018 Due to popular demand, Joan Baez will extend her extensive 2018 tour into 2019 including stops at D.C.'s Warner Theatre, Northampton's John M. Greene Hall, Knoxville's Tennessee Theatre, Austin's Paramount Theatre and more. See below for complete tour details and on sale dates. Tickets are available...
Love Canon's COVER STORY Out Today On Organic Records
by Tori Hartshorn - July 13, 2018 Love Canon's COVER STORY Out Today On Organic Records...
Gregory Alan Isakov's to Release New Album October 5 + First Single CHEMICALS Out Now
by Macon Prickett - July 10, 2018 Gregory Alan Isakov's highly anticipated new album, Evening Machines, will be released October 5 and is now available for pre-order. In advance of the release—his first in partnership with Dualtone Records—the album's first single, “Chemicals,” is premiering today. Listen/share here....
Brooke Annibale Releases New Album HOLD TO THE LIGHT, On Tour Now
by Macon Prickett - June 08, 2018 Singer-songwriter/guitarist Brooke Annibale released today her third full-length album Hold To The Light. The new record marks Brooke's return following her 2015 critically acclaimed album The Simple Fear and features several major departures in terms of both songwriting and production. Brooke sheds...
Love Canon's New Album COVER STORY Set for July 13 Release Featuring Jerry Douglas, Aoife O'Donovan, & More
by Macon Prickett - June 06, 2018 LOVE CANON brings their acoustic-roots sensibilities to the electronic-tinged pop hits of the 80s and 90s to create Cover Story, their 4th album, due out on Organic Records July 13, 2018. With Cover Story, LOVE CANON delivers a fresh set of classics, crossing genres to recount music of decades past ... |