Reese McHenry — No Dados
I think you’re just going to have to listen to this album all the way through because I surely will not do it justice. I found out about Reese McHenry via a random Tweet from Lydia Loveless (ah, 2019.) The…
Adobe & Teardrops: Episode 66
Too many guitars and seeing old things through new eyes. It’s both Rachel’s life and an accurate description of this podcast! Have fun with it! The Weeks – “Comin’ Down” (Single) Emma Grace — “Take It All Back” (Peach Tree)…
Kathryn Legendre — Making It Up
I’ll start with the bad. I wish Kathryn Legendre’s EP, Making It Up, was a full album. These five songs are essentially perfect and the only thing that would make them better is if there were five more. Legendre’s neo-traditional…
HEY! LISTEN: The Strangemakers — “Wait On Me”
By sheer happenstance, this is my second post today about some fantastic Canadian music. Maybe I just need to camp out in Toronto for a week and go to random clubs? I’d certainly love to hang out with The Strangemakers,…
HEY! LISTEN: VK (and The Legends of THE DEEP) — “What Tomorrow Will Bring”
They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover but sometimes…I mean — don’t *YOU* want to hear the kind of music this band makes??? Turns out it’s that sparse Canadian Americana I just can’t ever help falling in…
PREMIERE: Grover Anderson — “Evergreen”
Over the past few months, I’ve been struck by Grover Anderson‘s creativity. Between the blog and the podcast, I’ve introduced you to a few of his songs — and none of them sound the same. Anderson’s interested in telling the…
Lowbirds — Lowbirds
If you don’t already have a bunch of flames painted onto the vehicle of your choice — car, skateboards, bike, adult scooter — you’re going to want to do that by the time you’re done with Lowbirds’ new EP. The…
HEY! LISTEN: Kai Mata — “So Hard”
Did you know? It’s Pride! Kai Matta wants you to know, too. The Indonesian-Americana singer-songwriter is going pop in “So Hard.” I can never resist a pun, and these lyrics are pretty witty. Any queer anthem that’s catchy and brings…