Premiere: Kalen Chase’s O Holy Night
Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Kalen Chase has metal roots, but as the first song he ever performed live, “O Holy Night” holds a special place in his heart—notwithstanding a few surprises … Read more
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Premiere: Brother Oliver’s key strokes: Command Shift EP
Brother Oliver is, in fact, two brothers. Psychedelic folk/rockers Andrew & Stephen Oliver were born in Greenville, MI and relocated to Greenville, SC. What are the odds? Their 2019 album … Read more
Premiere: Hemlock Pop: Spinning Blades with FM Collective
FM Collective was born as a collaborative effort including members of Macklemore, Cloud Nothings, and Portugal. The Man. Ira Merrill, who helms Hemlock Pop, and Mike Lucero, of FM Collective … Read more
Premiere: Will Kimbrough’s Spring Break vs. Fall’s election
Veteran Americana songwriter Will Kimbrough has documented this unprecedented moment in history with a new solo acoustic record, Spring Break, titled from Spring 2020–or as Kimbrough puts it, “When the … Read more
Premiere: Samara Jade: Zero, Night, and other dark places
Samara Jade weaves a tapestry of ethereal, jazz-tinged Americana, grounding medicine for these wild and shifting times where every day seems like Halloween. Originally from the Hudson Valley, Jade moved … Read more
Premiere: Jarrod Lawson wants us to Be the Change
More than a triple threat, singer/writer/pianist Jarrod Lawson also delivers on-point social commentary mixed in with his love songs and reminiscences. Reinvigorating the soul/jazz genre, Lawson swings, scats and—above all—grooves, … Read more
Premiere: Bart Ryan’s tale of “Evil,” from Starlight and Tall Tales
The aptly-named Starlight and Tall Tales, Bart Ryan’s most intimate album to date, is a collection of “stories told over a bottle of wine under the stars,” as Ryan described … Read more
Premiere: The world’s Spring Break, as told by Will Kimbrough
Created in the documentary-oriented and storytelling tradition of Folkways and Vanguard folk records, veteran songwriter Will Kimbrough’s Spring Break crystallizes the global COVID-19 pandemic that changed the globe. The title … Read more
Premiere: E.Z. Shakes get The Spirit
South Carolina’s band of amplified roots-rockers E.Z. Shakes play songs grounded in epic Americana, shimmering twang, swooning pedal steel, atmospheric guitars, and rolling reverb. Collectively, they turn frontman Zach Seibert’s … Read more
Premiere: Gudbye Stoopid Whirled, from Brian Lisik
With Gudbye Stoopid Whirled, Lisik and his longtime songwriting partner, Steve Norgrove, finally release an all-acoustic album populated by inscrutable instrumentation. Rocker Lisik boasts a decidedly early-rockabilly/60s garage punk/Stax soul … Read more
