Hollis Brown
Hollis Brown – Nightfall [S]ounding like a refined version of the late 60’s era rock and roll that sort of trembles into 70’s rock / folk /country terrirotry, Hollis Brown (the band’s name) is releasing Ride on the Train today on Alive Naturalsound Records. The record begins with
Great Peacock
[I]’m really enjoying this tune from Great Peacock, a Nashville band that seems to be grabbing interest these days. “Take Me to the Mountain,” has a classic southern folk feel, steeped in the 70’s country tinged pastiche that’s been modernized, cleaned up and recorded with beautiful string
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Photos by Bobby Lilly Think back to your first concert. Odds are it was a grand production; you waited in line to buy tickets, and spent hours choosing the perfect outfit. Maybe you caught a ride with an older friend, maybe you got dropped off by your mom, maybe you
Akron/Family
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFBzC34kOp4[/youtube] [T]he second single off of Akron/Family’s upcoming Sub Verses, “Until the Morning,” is a shimmering psych-folk track that seems to be pushing the band in a more lyrically focused direction. “Until the Morning,” is an emotionally driven, moody
Brainstorm
[B]RAINSTORM’s new single “She Moves” released today, via Tender Loving Empire. The single is a dream-pop / scuzzed out tune, that screams experimental pop from beginning to end. It’s awful hard to define a tune like this, but something about it grabbed me pretty quickly. Whether its the
John Denver
[M]y Morning Jacket released a cover of John Denver’s “Leaving on a Jet Plane,” yesterday on NPR, as part of a tribute to the late songwriter on “The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver.” It’s a wonderful cover of one of the most iconic folk
Matt Mays
Matt Mays – Take It On Faith [M]att Mays just recently announced he’ll be joining The Gaslight Anthem on their west coast leg oftheir tour starting in mid April. This will coincide quite well with his April 2nd release of his latest studio album, Coyote, which will finally be
k.s. rhoads
[N]ashville ain’t just country anymore, there’s some awful cool music coming out of the music city these days, enter k.s. Rhoads, a seriously talented guy. He’s a songwriter, a performer, a producer, and even a composer. He’s about to release his sophomore album, The
The Duke of Norfolk
[T]ulsa, Oklahoma native Adam Howard records under the pen name the Duke of Norfolk, and has recently released an EP Le Monde Tourne Toujours, (translated, the world is still running) a wonderful 5 track EP full of multi-layered folk music that puts on display his ability to craft music
The Fort Frances
[C]hicago band Fort Frances has been a regular feature here on Music Savage, their folk-rock sensibility and songwriting always touches a nerve with us, and this one hit us once again. A song written as fall hits, and with the impending doom of the winter, songwriter found solace and
Grandchildren
[R]eally enjoying the first track off of Grandchildren’s new LP “Golden Age” out 5.7.13 on Ernest Jenning Record Co. For those of you that aren’t familiar, and you can include me in the bunch, Grandchildren was the solo project from the diminutive Aleks Martay (he’
Luke Winslow-King
[J]ust a few months after being signed to Bloodshot Records, New Orleans musician Luke Winslow-King just announced his new record, The Coming Tide, to be released April 23rd. The first single from the jazz / blues artist is a strolling tune that sounds as if it’s being played on
