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…
They say it takes a lifetime to write your first album, and Roberta Lea has lived a full one that informs Too Much of a Woman. Lea, a former high school Spanish teacher and mother of two, brings her self-assurance…
Portland’s Jeffrey Martin has returned to the studio for the first time in six years with his forthcoming album, Thank God We Left the Garden (out November 3rd via Fluff and Gravy Records.) Martin is an ingenious lyricist and observer…
Rose Gerber’s upcoming EP Memories Someday will force you to sit up and pay attention. The Portland, Oregon-based singer-songwriter has a commanding voice, soulful and world-weary, bubbling with grace and compassion. The ’70s Southern Rock-tinged grooves on Memories Someday provide…
Nashville trio The Magi make their three-part harmonies heavenly, a skill highlighted in the new video for their song “Ten Toes.” The trio, made up of Damien Horne (The Farm), Kenny Carter (Waterdeep, Trump Dawgs), and David “DJ” Lee, blend…
Canadian country singer Callie McCullough lets it rip on her jaunty new single, “What If I Don’t?” When I first heard it I thought, “Oh my GOD this RULES.” So now here’s a chance to listen to it and learn…