Field Report
It’s the end of the year and it’s time to wrap up everything we loved, and this year I’d like to make this a buyers recommendation for records this year. At this point in my life, these are all records I think you should drop $20 on
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Photos by Boston Concert Photography [W]e have come to expect great things from a band like Shovels & Rope. They have given us amazing performances in the past, from the days when they were the little engine that could, playing opening shows for Butch Walker, Hayes Carll, or Jason
Shovels & Rope
[T]here is an inherent sense of foreboding and unease layered throughout the new sophomore release titled Swimmin’ Time from Charleston, South Carolina duo Shovels & Rope, which is almost a complete 180 from the uplifting merriment found in the pair’s first album released under the moniker Shovels &
Shovels & Rope
[W]e are giving away a fantastic lil’ prize to celebrate the recent news that got the Music Savage gang all weak in the knees…. a new Shovels & Rope album titled Swimmin’ Time, due out August 26th via Dualtone Music. This Third Man Records exclusive ‘Blue Series Single’ (check
Shovels & Rope
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvQBgm1QyVE[/youtube] [I] can’t think of a band that we here at Music Savage love more than the husband and wife duo Shovels & Rope. I also can’t think of readers we love more than all of you! D’aaawww sappy
Shovels & Rope
[I] was lucky enough to be exposed to Shovels & Rope’s original record years ago, when Michael and Cary Ann had first recorded it, a record I quickly fell in love with, and just couldn’t grasp why a million people weren’t listening to it. I’m so
Shovels & Rope
[R]egular readers of our little music loving site know how much we here at Music Savage love Charleston, South Carolina’s dynamic husband & wife duo Shovels & Rope. Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst are amazingly talented, switching back and forth between instruments faster than a jackrabbit on
2013
Jim James [S]aturday at the Folk Fest brought back the sunshine and another full day of incredible music. The day started early with the welcoming sounds from Mariachi Flor de Toloache. We then jumped into catching sets from RayLand Baxter, Jim James, Father John Misty, Sarah Jarosz, Shovels &
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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
Big Harp
[A]s we near the end of winter we’ll all be thinking about long hot summer days, and of course, Newport Folk Festival. It’s become the must go event of the summer for many of the music lovers in the northeast, selling out the last few years, and
Adam Arcuragi
Hey all, it’s finally time to top the list. I had originally intended for this to land yesterday, but due to your awesomeness we ran out of bandwidth…so here we are, atop the mountain of music, these are what I thought was best of the year. 10. Spirit
Ben Kweller
The following appear in no specific order. Todd Snider – Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables [S]ometimes I wonder how many songs exist that I’d love if I ever just got the chance to hear. This is certainly what drives people to blog about music. “People need to hear Todd