MUSIC VIDEO: Harmonica Lewinskies — Sitting On My Hands
I already told you the Harmonica Lewinskies were a fun band. Here’s the music video to prove it. The Harmonica Lewinskies — Official, Facebook, Bandcamp
VIDEO: The Creak — Silky Works the Night Shift
Hipster bluegrass band The Creak have put out a delightfully quirky music video for their latest masterpiece, “Silky Works the Night Shift.” It goes without saying that they’re great storytellers. Somebody in the band has recently discovered iMovie, it seems,…
VIDEO: Interview with Mike Ness of Social Distortion
I saw Social Distortion in Philly a few years ago. It was the first and only time I saw Lucero live (sorry…I just wasn’t that impressed but maybe it had more to do with getting groped by a sad sack…
Cotton — The White Eagle AND The Whiskey Charmers
You’ll probably remember Cotton from a couple months ago. His country-punk tickled my ears and heart strings. The White Eagle, by contrast, rips them out. Cotton’s new album is much more stripped down — the man, his guitar, and some…
INTERVIEW: The Howl
Sam Porter, lead singer of up and coming punk band The Howl was kind enough to talk more about his writing process and share some useful life advice. I’m most intrigued by The Howl’s strong Gaslight Anthem influence, but they’re…
Sarah Marie Young — Little Candy Heart
It’s interesting (to me, at least) to see how the music featured here has changed over the years. Americana is indeed a big tent. I’m finding myself moving more towards the jazzier, abstract side of things. With that being said,…
The Librarians — The Librarians AND Perry Brown
When I was in college I went down to one of the basement concerts because I’d heard a lot of buzz about a band called Vampire Weekend. Jesus Christ, they were terrible. I stayed for three songs and from what…
40 Watt Dreams — After the Show AND Kory Quinn
I’m a little confused about this project’s origins, but as near as I can make it out, Katie West of the folk rock duo Truckstop Honeymoon released her first solo album, 40 Watt Dream under the name Katie Euliss. The…