Joseph Houck’s sunny, self-assured music receives a glowup on his latest, Haunts & Wants, thanks to the backing of a Memphis-inspired horn band and backing vocals. When we last checked in with Houck, his folk rock-inspired music was confident and…
Terra Lightfoot’s pulsating album Healing Power is unlike anything you’re likely to hear any time soon — and you’re unlikely to get these earworms out of your head, either. Healing Power is what I can only describe as heartland funk…
Every so often, you listen to an album the whole way through and are left breathless. The artist has laid it all out, baring their soul, giving you a new perspective on your own life. Surely, this is their height.…
Western States is a St. Louis-based Midwestern rock ‘n’ roll band that weaves together twangy Americana, floor stomping rock and just the right measure of twang. Their debut album From the Center Out won rave reviews fand they’ve shared festival…
With a remarkable ability to harness compassion and empathy as a result of her previous experience in social work as a guidance counselor, Onoleigh’s songwriting has reached listeners on a powerful personal level with songs that are relatable and lean…
It doesn’t take much deductive reasoning, or even a sensitive ear, to pick up the commonalities between country music and ranchera. But if you need the point illustrated, Mireya Ramos & The Poor Choices will do it for you while…
Journeyman singer-songwriter Colin Cutler’s literary approach to songwriting is inspired by his love for Flannery O’Connor. Having grown up in Pentecostal churches and raised in a military family with deep Southern roots, Cutler discovered striking parallels between himself and many…
Summerlyn Powers is not shy about who she is — you can tell that from the first punch of guitars and country-rock fiddle on “The Hive,” the title track of the artist’s debut solo EP. Powers is no stranger to…