Goodnight Texas
[T]he good fellas of Goodnight Texas are coming to town next week and have given me the ok to award a few tickets to a lucky fan, as well as a vinyl copy of their record, A Long Life of Living, one of my favorite records from last year
Newport Folk Festival
[S]pirit Family Reunion delighted fans at the Fort last year with one of the best sets of the festival. They might have even stolen the show. I couldn’t be happier to announce the fact that they’ll be returning to the grounds of Fort Adams once again this
Dawes
[L]os Angeles folk rock band Dawes has finally released a new single off their upcoming record, Stories Don’t End, titled “From A Window Seat,” a song written on Goldsmith’s uneasiness flying in airplanes. It’s got a distinctive classic rock / pop feel, which seems very very influenced
Hollis Brown
Hollis Brown – Nightfall [N]ew York City’s Hollis Brown’s new record is just around the corner, and a few days back they released this track “Nightfall,” off of it, and I must say I’ve been digging this song, and the album quite a bit. The song, “Nightfall,
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Photos by Boston Concert Photography [F]riday night was as good of a night as any for music fans here in Boston. Newly announced to the Newport Folk Festival, South Carolina folk rock duo Shovels & Rope in town with friend Andrew Combs warming up the room for them. Shovels
Caitlin Rose
Caitlin Rose – I Was Cruel [N]ashville has got some new talent these days, and Caitlin Rose is in that short list of burgeoning talent coming out of the Music City. The 25 year old songstress has her sophomore album, The Stand In, coming out March 5th on ATO Records,
phosphorescent
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcdOLKx2XG8[/youtube] [P]hosphorescent is back at it, brining a new full-length, Muchacho, a sonic shift kind of water that feels as though it was recorded under water. There’s a certain, touching vibe to “Song for Zula,” that really hits you straight
The Cave Singers
[T]he Cave Singers are yet again releasing another record this year, the new record titled Naomi, will release March 5th. It’s their 4th record, and they get a boost in newly added bassist Morgan Henderson (Fleet Foxes, Blood Brothers). Though ever present is lead singer Pete Quirk’s
Jonny Fritz
Jonny Fritz – Ain’t It Your Birthday [T]he artist formerly known as Corndawg, now Jonny Fritz, has been prepping a new album for quite some time. After getting funded on Kickstarter, he recorded Dad Country ,with Taylor Goldsmith, to be the new answer to Outlaw Country. I was also
mixtape
[T]his month, and in particular this week here in Boston has been a week of bitter bitter cold, one of biting sub zero cold weather that has kept us locked inside our homes, with some fine music to regale us while we wait out the frigidity. So I put
Lady Lamb the Beekeeper
[A]ly Spaltro, the creative and driving force behind Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, is releasing her debut album, Ripely Pine, next month, and is following up with another single “Bird Balloons,” a gritty, rock jam that spits out narrative lyrics with a totally unhinged style that seems to build and
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Let The Day Begin [L]os Angeles’ Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is right around the corner from releasing a new album, their 6th studio album, out in March, titled Specter at the Feast, and releasing “Let the Day Begin,” the first single off the record. “Let