If you’re like me around the holidays, you tend to get reflective and maybe a little broody. I thought Tapes & Tubes’ (nee Austin Potter) music would be appropriate for the mood. He released a full album last summer, but…
The Show Ponies are back in the saddle with their new EP. It’s more of the same. As in, 5 more high-energy, witty songs that make you feel feels. I know this is a short review, but only because there…
Cahalen Morrison has already established a name for himself as a purveyor of gorgeous folk music with his musical partner Eli West. This time, Morrison strikes out with his own with a full band. Just as he carefully recreated the…
With a band name and album title like these you pretty much know what you’re in for. This is beer-soaked twang punk that’s easy enough to sing along to when you’re plastered but meaty enough to enjoy when you’re sober.…
You might not realize it, but Anchor Bends totally kicked your ass last year with their first four songs. And whether or not you figured it out, you’ve been begging for another beating. The Atlanta-based group brings a little twang…
Feel that cold wind a-blowin’, because it’s the next in our polar vortex of folk music. Hailing from Toronto, Graham Nicholas delivers a tour-de-force of finely crafted folk and country. Sometimes Chicken, Sometimes Feathers is a surprisingly confident album (surprisingly…
I think Canadians just might be better at Americana than Americans. Just in time for the Nor’easter we’re currently enduring, I’ll be featuring a polar vortex of Canadian folk singers. You already heard from Mo Kenney and there will be…
I just got an e-mail highlighting somebody’s Christmas single that features a kazoo solo. Jesus Christ, people. Not every idea that comes into your head is a good one. On the other hand, Marca Cassity’s gives us eleven brilliant, beautifully…