Adia Victoria (Atlantic)
A native of Spartanburg, South Carolina, Adia Victoria was raised as a Seventh-day Adventist, and attended church schools until sixth...
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Ellie Sanders
- Nov 30, 2021
- 2 min
Birdtalker (Missing Piece)
Regeneration is the hallmark of resilience, and for Nashville Indie-Folk outfit Birdtalker, the music charts the journey we go on when we...
Ellie Sanders
- Nov 16, 2021
- 2 min
Courtney Barnett (Mom + Pop)
Courtney Barnett is known for her careful observance of small moments that otherwise go unnoticed amongst the landscape of daily life and...
Jack Barton
- Nov 9, 2021
- 2 min
The Wild Feathers (New West)
The Wild Feathers were introduced to Triple A and JBE a decade ago at an industry showcase where they stunned onlookers with their...
Beth Kaufmann
- Nov 2, 2021
- 2 min
Parcels (Because)
Parcels hails from the surfing hotspot in Byron Bay, Australia, yet as a band they stand out among others in today’s musical landscape as...
Ellie Sanders
- Oct 26, 2021
- 2 min
SUSTO (New West)
Somewhere beyond existential dread lays “susto,” Spanish for “scared” but more deeply understood within Latin America as a condition of...
Jack Barton
- Oct 19, 2021
- 2 min
Billy Strings (Rounder/Concord)
After spending a decade building a following across multiple genres of music, Billy Strings was ready to see his career explode at the...
Beth Kaufmann
- Oct 12, 2021
- 2 min
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram (Alligator)
The Mississippi Delta, birthplace of the Blues, has spawned generations of musicians who embrace the raw authenticity of the genre....
Ellie Sanders
- Oct 5, 2021
- 2 min
Helado Negro (4AD)
We’re all familiar with “far out,” but what about “far in?” To Roberto Carlos Lange, otherwise known as Helado Negro, this opposition is...
Jack Barton
- Sep 28, 2021
- 2 min
Ida Mae (Independent/Thirty Tigers)
Musicality, passion, and energy mark the tracks on Click Click Domino, the second album from English transplants Ida Mae, who now make...
Beth Kaufmann
- Sep 21, 2021
- 2 min
The Marias (Atlantic)
Maria Zardoya and Josh Conway met in 2015 after a gig at the Kibitz Room, setting the stage for the duo’s formation of The Marias. They...
Ellie Sanders
- Sep 14, 2021
- 2 min
Shungudzo (BMG)
As a mechanism of activism, powerful impacts of poetry happen when the message irrevocable permeates and alters our beliefs moving us...
Jack Barton
- Sep 7, 2021
- 2 min
The Heavy Hours (BMG)
The BMG debut from The Heavy Hours, Wildfire, is an endearing collection of Indie Pop tunes that are collaborative compositions by the...
Beth Kaufmann
- Aug 31, 2021
- 2 min
The Wandering Hearts (Arts & Crafts)
Most of life does not happen instantaneously, but The Wandering Hearts, after meeting through mutual friends in 2015, were discovered by...
Ellie Sanders
- Aug 24, 2021
- 2 min
Slothrust (Dangerbird)
Through considering the existential questions around whether we are better off alone or exploring the connective depths binding us...
Jack Barton
- Aug 17, 2021
- 1 min
Whitehorse (Single Lock)
When you think of a performing duo, most times you don’t think of Rock & Roll, but Whitehorse challenges those limits of your...
Beth Kaufmann
- Aug 10, 2021
- 2 min
Pokey LaFarge (New West)
Like most of us, Pokey LaFarge was ready to move forward in March 2020. In anticipation of spending considerable time touring in support...
Ellie Sanders
- Aug 3, 2021
- 2 min
Southern Avenue (Renew/BMG)
On a straight path running through the draw of the Blues and the magnetic energy of Southern Soul music runs Southern Avenue, a group...
Jack Barton
- Jul 27, 2021
- 2 min
Martin Sexton (KTR)
A true American troubadour, Martin Sexton has spent decades riding the rails through venues large and small, developing an intimate and...
Beth Kaufmann
- Jul 20, 2021
- 2 min
Maggie Rose (Starstruck/Soundly)
Maggie Rose’s third album, Have a Seat, shows a gifted singer-songwriter coming into her own as a lyricist and as an artist. She spent...
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