On July 19th, Eric Ambel and Sophie Gault play Groove in the West Village, and they’re bringing their own kind of heat — the kind you actually want. Ambel’s been running electric current through a guitar for decades, across a solo and production career that’s still going. Gault generates her own voltage, and it runs […]
Tift Merritt – Sugar
After the birth of her daughter in 2016 and her last full length, Stitch of the World, in 2017, Tift Merritt moved music to the backburner. She serves as a Practitioner-in-Residence at Duke University exploring the creative process. She also hosted a radio show called The Spark. Fans of Tift rejoiced last year with demos […]
Tony Kamel – Live at The Bunker
Over the years, releasing a live album has been a bit of a double-edged sword. Back in the day it gave bands who excelled in front of an audience a chance to show that off. Unfortunately, the sound quality coming off the sound boards back then was suspect, and sometimes just plain bad. Technology has […]
Monday Morning Video – Golden NYC
There’s a lot to celebrate when Golden Everything and Danny Golden come to Groove on July 9th for a Twangville showcase. Golden Everything’s Down Time drops July 17th — an EP recorded in a single afternoon, just acoustic guitar and two voices. They made it in the middle of another project, with day jobs and […]
Fruit Bats – The Landfill
If you’ve lived in the Midwestern United States you’re undoubtedly familiar with the trope about the highest elevation point being the nearby interstate highway overpass. Fruit Bats’ front man Eric D. Johnson realized that near larger towns and cities, those structures were surpassed by another manmade edifice of sorts, the landfill. Standing on these mountains […]
American Aquarium – New Ways to Lose
With their 11th studio album New Ways to Lose, American Aquarium and front man BJ Barham continue to prove why they remain one of the most vital voices in Americana and roots rock. Produced once again by Shooter Jennings and tracked live over a 10-day session in Los Angeles, the record captures the band at […]
Charlie Marie on Her Favorite Road Snacks and Why Music Is Her Calling
Rhode Island country singer-songwriter Charlie Marie talks about making this the first year she has earned her entire income from music, the first sync placements of her career with songs set for Dutton Ranch and Ransom Canyon, and why she rehearses alone in front of a mirror.
Two July Nights in NYC
Kitchen-table harmonies, a banjo thesis on Bach, a voice made for a raucous Saturday night, and the guy who was playing Americana before it had a name. Two bills at Groove in NYC’s West Village this July, the 9th and the 19th, both at 7pm. July 9 — Golden Everything + Danny Golden 7pm at […]
Monday Morning Video – Charlie Marie, Ward Hayden and Greg Hall
Charlie Marie and Ward Hayden & the Outliers, anchored by Ward Hayden and Greg Hall, are two acts carving their own paths through country music — and both dropped new music this month. Charlie’s new album landed June 5th. Ward and Greg’s duo EP dropped last week. We’re thrilled to celebrate both releases with them […]
Clay DuBose – Father Time & Mother Nature
“Absence makes the heart grow fonder.” I’m pretty sure the original intent of that comment was directed to relationships. I’ve observed it to be true about almost anything someone is passionate about, though. Step away from it for a while, and when you come back you rediscover what attracted you in the first place along […]