School starting up again is kind of a bummer (unless, I guess, if you’re a parent), so here’s a fun, *free,* eccentric tune from Chicago-based pop rockers Hotbreath Tea and the Invisible Branches. Settler by Hotbreath Tea & The Invisible…
I’m not really sure how Metamodern Sounds in Country Music landed in my lap. I’ve looked through all of my usual sources for music and it’s just…not there. So let’s just call it serendipity, much like the album. I spend…
I’m still recovering from Campfire (though I can’t wait to tell you all about it) and preparing for the school year. In the meantime, enjoy perennial favorite The Creak’s newest single (and arresting video), “Seafoam Black.” The Creak — Official,…
By the time you read this I’ll probably be heading up to the Campfire Music Festival in Lakewood, PA. Friday night has a killer lineup but I’m most excited to see Langhorne Slim. He released this song back in May.…
If you’re waiting around for music that makes your pulse synchronize with the beat, wait no longer. Blessed State’s Head Space is a half hour of furious, dreamy punk in the tradition of Bob Mould, et. al. Blessed State’s sound…
I was just talking with some of my friends over the weekend about whatever’s in the water in upstate New York. Hailing from Woodstock, NY, Lara Hope and the Ark-Tones pack a rockabilly punch. Whatever my reservations about the changing…
I don’t think it’s quite right to say that the music scene in New Orleans has been “revived.” It’s not like it every went away. And it’s not newly “relevant,” because New Orleans is very much part of the fabric…
I’m switching back to posting one update a day…mostly because the school year is approaching pretty quickly, so I’m devoting my time to “preparing” (a.k.a. lesson planning, “lesson planning,” and partying furiously.) However, here’s a band I sat on way…