At some point, most everyone comes to the realization they should be spending more time doing what they want instead of what others want. The title track from the Flying Buffaloes debut album, Loaded And Rollin’, takes that sentiment and interweaves a musician’s perspective, laid to a rock and roll beat. The band went out […]
Folk Alliance International 2020 – Shawn’s Picks
With 10 simultaneous official stages and over 80 private ones across 4 nights and 8-10 hours per night, there’s no shortage of music at FAI. There are a number of strategies you can employ, from just picking a room and letting the curator’s choices wash over you, to a mad-dash scramble after every couple of […]
Folk Alliance International 2020 Conference
One of the things I look forward to coming out of the holidays is the annual Folk Alliance conference. It’s equal parts business conference and music festival: so work and play together. This year it was held in New Orleans, where the food added a third segment that was a big part of many conversations. […]
The Wood Brothers – Kingdom in My Mind
On January 24th the Wood Brothers will be releasing their new album “Kingdom in my Mindâ€. It is an eclectic, edgy and experimental collection of songs that were put together in an unorthodox manner. It may be their best work to date; which is impressive given their most recent studio release, “One Drop Of Truthâ€, […]
Video Premier: Emily Zuzik – Trouble
Readers’ Pick: Hawktail – Formations
You picked Hawktail – Formations as your favorite new release for the week of January 10, 2020. New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the comments. Readers’ Tops Winter & Spring 2020 Hawktail – Formations (5 Votes) Whiskey Treaty […]
Thunder And Rain – Passing In the Night
I am continually fascinated how some bands hew to the same sound in their music for decades, and yet it somehow still sounds fresh. Other bands wander the musical landscape and manage to make many genres their own. Such is the case with the latest from Colorado’s Thunder And Rain, entitled Passing In the Night. […]
Marcus King – El Dorado
If you have ever listened to The Marcus King Band, you know that the group’s namesake has some serious Electric Blues chops on the guitar. He also exhibited solid vocal skills and songwriting on the band’s recent release “Carolina Confessionsâ€. However, his power as a vocalist has never been put on display as it is […]
Todd’s Tops of 2019
I’m a bit late this year with my Best Of submission, but I did get my Twangville vote in and was glad to see Ritter take top honors even though his new album wasn’t really on my radar this year. I always have a hard time ranking albums but give it my best shot by […]
Mayer’s Picks – Best Songs of 2019, Part 2
I posted my list of favorite from the first half of 2019 back in July (here). Rather than replicate that list for my full year review, consider this a continuation — the best songs from the second half of the year. Have You Seen My Girl, Todd May (from the self-released Let’s Go Get Lost) […]