Colorado-based experimental folkicana outfit Elephant Revival is doing its part to raise awareness of the growing refugee and immigrant crisis in our world; the band has released a new video for "When I Fall", a track from their most recent release, Petals. The group is offering a "pay what you can" download of the song, with... Continue Reading →
PREVIEW: RYLEY WALKER at THE EAST ROOM on 9/15/16
Chicago-based alt-folk artist Ryley Walker is currently on tour supporting his newest album, Golden Sings That Have Been Sung, out last month via Dead Oceans; the tour brings him to Nashville on Thursday, September 15th. Right away, I knew we were going to have a fun chat: He: “I hope you don’t mind if I... Continue Reading →
CIVIL TWILIGHT MADE US A PLAYLIST!
It's been one year since Civil Twilight debuted their album, Story of an Immigrant, and to celebrate, they've just returned with a full acoustic re-release of the already incredible record. "It was a lot of fun breaking these songs down to their core, stripping them naked and giving them a new outfit," says singer Steven... Continue Reading →
LIVE SHOW REVIEW: NAHKO & MEDICINE FOR THE PEOPLE at MERCY LOUNGE
It felt like I was attending a serious hot yoga session last week, as a sold-out and sweaty crowd, a.k.a. The Tribe, pushed its way into every nook and cranny of the humid Mercy Lounge to see Nahko & Medicine For The People. I wasn’t exactly sure how this was all going to pan out—I... Continue Reading →
AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with TIM McNARY
Tim McNary is a seeker; always with a book in tow—Rainer Rilke, Beat poetry from the likes of Lawrence Ferlinghetti as of late, and facing challenges with resolve and curiosity. After college, he ventured alone to South America, backpacked through Peru and Bolivia, eventually landing in Brazil, teaching English to children. “I got my mom... Continue Reading →
RECAP: DARLINGSIDE at CITY WINERY
Gathered together around a microphone or two, Darlingside, masters of vocal harmonies and conquerors of all things stringed, dazzled and delighted a rapt City Winery audience; currently on tour with Mexo-Americana group David Wax Museum, the busy Boston folk quartet brought "more Doug" to the Music City. Friend and new Nashvillian, Americana songstress Caitlin Canty, joined the group onstage for a... Continue Reading →
ALBUM REVIEW: “CLEOPATRA” by THE LUMINEERS
The Lumineers have returned to the spotlight bringing with them a resplendent sophomore effort, Cleopatra, due out April 8th via Dualtone Records. This band holds a special place in my heart, as their self-titled 2012 blockbuster of a debut album was the soundtrack to, well, my life at that time. Their folktastic style of song arrangement, elegantly... Continue Reading →
AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with THE BALLROOM THIEVES
If you follow this site (and if you don’t, you really should), you saw that we recently covered the Savannah Stopover Music Festival, which was, in a word, amazing. I had the chance to chat with Martin Earley, Devin Mauch, and Calin Peters, a.k.a. indie folk trio The Ballroom Thieves, who had, only a few... Continue Reading →
#FlashbackFriday: The Savannah Stopover Music Festival, Part III
After our afternoon adventures, we settled in for a lovely dinner at underground watering hole The Ordinary Pub, where they have these delectable fritter tots that are like fried mashed potatoes. Have mercy. We were walking our way out of a food coma, and headed back to Trinity United Methodist Church to see another blog... Continue Reading →
#FlashbackFriday: The Savannah Stopover Music Festival, Part II
After the Quiet Hollers warmed up the crowd at Trinity United Methodist Church, alt-folk trio The Ballroom Thieves took over performance duties, the band’s first time playing in Savannah; "We're from the north so we're going to milk the whole y'all thing. How are y'all doing?” band member Devin Mauch asked the crowd, or maybe... Continue Reading →
