Country and folk artist Melissa Carper talks about the value of having a great mechanic friend, living in a music hub, and an early song partially inspired by Sesame Street.
Monday Morning Video – Ever More Nest
There’s something special about art inspiring art. Truth in point – New Orleans’s Ever More Nest’s “What’s Gone Is Gone”. Says singer-songwriter Kelcy Mae about the song: “Some New Orleans musicians took a page from the Bushwick Book Club and invited songwriters to read Margaret Atwood’s The Heart Goes Last, write a song inspired by it, and […]
Readers’ Pick: Joseph Decosimo – While You Were Slumbering
You picked Joseph Decosimo – While You Were Slumbering as your favorite new release for the week of November 11, 2022. Poll Results New Releases Readers’ Tops Summer & Fall 2022 The Claudettes – The Claudettes Go Out! (32 votes) Tami Neilson – Kingmaker (28) The Sadies – Colder Streams (26) Parker Twomey – All […]
James Houlahan – Beyond the Borders
James Houlahan is a self-admitted late bloomer. He didn’t play in a band until he was 25 and didn’t make a record until he was 31. In this day and age of 13-year-old YouTube stars, I’m pretty sure that makes him an outlier. What he gained, though, was a life experience and sense of self-awareness […]
Ogden Heart – Ogden Heart
Throughout much of America, regional styles of music and the church are deeply intertwined. Whether it’s the sheer number of bluegrass interpretations of spiritual songs, or the influence of gospel music in the blues, spirit and soul are wound like a double helix. That relationship is displayed grandly in the new, self-titled album from rural […]
“Names” – a Premiere from The Commonheart
I’ve no doubt that many a sports fan has dreamed about breaking into their local arena and standing in the center of the room looking up at the seats arrayed around it. Pittsburgh-based The Commonheart live out that fantasy in their latest video, sneaking into their hometown PPG Paints Arena to perform their latest single […]
Dallas Got a Soft Machine – a Special Playlist
It’s been a while since I made a playlist featuring Dallas artist releases so I’ve got some catching up to do… This playlist is a mix of songs from albums released in 2021 and 2022. Panhandle Wind, Isaac Hoskins (from the self-released Bender) Denton’s Isaac Hoskins rode out Covid – no pun intended – working […]
Lenny Lashley on The Dee Dee Ramone Diet and Working Construction
Boston punk rocker Lenny Lashley summarizes his first gig and shares his definition of “winning” in the music industry.
Monday Morning Video – John Fullbright with The Band of Heathens
Here’s a bunch of musicians sittin’ around singing. John Fullbright and The Band of Heathens, hanging out at MusicFest in Steamboat Springs, CO back in 2020, collaborated on “Social Skills”, a track from Fullbright’s just released The Liar.
Readers’ Pick: First Aid Kit – Palomino
You picked First Aid Kit – Palomino as your favorite new release for the week of November 4, 2022. Poll Results New Releases Readers’ Tops Summer & Fall 2022 The Claudettes – The Claudettes Go Out! (32 votes) Tami Neilson – Kingmaker (28) The Sadies – Colder Streams (26) Parker Twomey – All This Life […]