There was a stunned silence when Christopher Paul Stelling unstrapped his guitar after his set at the Campfire Music Festival. As he walked off the stage, the grizzled sound engineer — who was great at his job but had clearly…
I’ll keep this short and sweet, much like the Standards’ debut EP. This EP is a helluva lot of fun. I had a good feeling about the band when their e-mail had a hyperlink to their album that read like…
You Me & Apollo was another excellent band I saw at Campfire this past summer. Their joy was simply infectious — YMAA’s special brand of neo-soul is simultaneously joyful and sorrowful. These are party songs about wayward women and breakups.…
Since I’m that nerd who reads liner notes, it was a pleasant surprise to see my name in the credits for Sonia’s most recent album. It’s not a big secret that I’m a tireless supporter of Tetlow’s music and I…
At long last, I’m getting around to the reviews I meant to write in early September. This is one of the bands I saw at the Campfire Music Festival, as will be most of the bands in the next few…
Happy Halloween! Here’s a single from Bonfire John’s latest album, College. Bonfire John is based in Indiana and signed to Tree Machine records. The song feels warm and relaxed, like the Midwestern summer this song was written in. Enjoy! You…
A few weeks ago, when I first heard this album, I would have said something like “It’s like Sleater-Kinney rising from the ashes!” Except that happened. (Oh, and guess who has tickets for one of their FEW US dates? Me.…
j moss is doing a really cool thing over at themodernfolk.net In case you haven’t checked out the site, moss posts any and all submissions as long as the artists is independent. In other words, he’s way less selective than…