IndieGoGo Alert: Kent Goolsby
Hi, folks. As you may have noticed, I neglected to post an update yesterday. It’s because I didn’t have anything to write about. I like to keep a queue five or six names deep of artists I’m excited to share…
The Quiet American – Wild Bill Jones
Wild Bill Jones is an ambitious project by an ambitious duo. Fortunately for us, The Quiet American pull it off. A concept album centered on the traditional folk song, Wild Bill Jones explores the characters’ backstories, just as it wends…
Fort Shame – Double Wide
Ah, the ’90s. That exciting moment where grunge became mainstream and the next trend was any record exec’s guess. Genres were smashed together like the Rock Giants in The Hobbit, and, like, the movie, the only real goal was to…
Where The Ladies At?
Once again, he inestimable Von of Americana Rock Mix and I seem to be on the same wavelength. Two weeks ago, Von posted a show focusing on female artists. He wrote, “We just don’t receive enough submissions from female artists…
Field Sleeper — Stay Quiet, Stay Ahead
Let’s veer away from pop to the decidedly esoteric. Field Sleeper, an acoustic singer/songwriter based out of Ohio Wesleyan University, is intent on creating a sleepy, challenging ambiance. Not unlike Rosary Beard, Field Sleeper takes familiar elements of folk music…
Todd Kessler and the New Folk – Sea Fever
It’s no secret that bands like The Avett Brothers and Mumford & Sons have swung the mainstream spotlight towards our neo-Americana scene. Like so many music trends before this moment, there will have to be one artist who will be…
Dubl Handi — Up Like the Clouds
There’s beauty in simplicity. That’s certainly the guiding principle in Dubl Handi’s debut release, Up Like the Clouds. Dubl Handi (named after a brand of washboards) is the latest project of Hilary Hawke, who seems to be a well-known personage…
Nick and the Ovorols — Telegraph Taboo
There’s really only thing you can say after spinning Nick and the Ovorols’ debut album, Telegraph Taboo. And that thing is “damn.” Nick Peraino’s red-hot blues guitar (yes, I wrote that, and no, I only feel a little badly about…