Premiere: The Rayo Brothers, passing through Colorado
Brothers Daniel and Jesse Reaux began performing as the Rayo Brothers at a songwriting competition in their home town of Lafayette, Louisiana in 2012. Rooted in folk and country music … Read more
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Premiere: Ryan Smith’s Four Year Bender
Rough-hewn experiences define songwriter Ryan Smith who has detailed a raw portrayal of livin’ hard and escaping one’s own self-inflicted obstacles with his band Four Year Bender’s sophomore studio album, … Read more
Premiere: Bob Hillman is Free
San Francisco singer/songwriter Bob Hillman has entered the second act of a career that began in the late 1990s, was interrupted by ten years of “real jobs,” then resumed in … Read more
Premiere: Harpdog Brown sets sail For Love & Money
Harpdog Brown was working a lot on the edge of old-school jazz and some gutsy blues when Skye Lambourne and William Joseph Abbott, young fellas well-studied in New Orleans blues … Read more
Premiere: “Who? What? When? Why? & Werewolves?” It’s a band
L to R: Pete Clark, Andrew Fullerton, Matt Orlando, Brian Grabski (Photo: Shira Yudkoff) Vocalist and guitarist Andrew Fullerton and banjo player Matt Orlando, the core … Read more
Premiere: Austin Meade, making Waves
Whether it’s a battered heart or one in convalescence, the anguished sounds of a weeping soul or the ethereal laughter of enlightenment, life comes in waves for all of us. … Read more
Premiere: Kris Gruen, on CD and soundtrack
A New York City native who’s put down roots in Vermont, Kris Gruen blends wit and depth, softening the world’s sharp edges. Though Gruen grew up steeped in classical records, … Read more
Premiere: Robbie Walden Band
Over the years speculations have been made about the band’s strong similarities to Texas/Red Dirt music, but this 5-piece band is four parts Washington and one part Idaho, lives cultivated … Read more
Premiere: Michael McDermott takes wing again
Michael McDermott’s new album, Orphans, offers songs with an extra power. “Some songs won’t go away,” McDermott explained. “These songs were too loud in my heart, they kept waking me … Read more
Premiere: Cary Morin’s message: When I Rise
Son of an Air Force officer, Cary Morin grew up in Montana in the ’70s, listening to music on the radio or chosen by other family members. It seems incongruous … Read more
