The churning intensity of the Delta blues; the distant horns of a New Orleans second line; the storytelling of Waits, Dylan, Knopfler; the infectious rapture of James Brown, Joe Tex and Prince – these are just a few of the…
Joshua tree singer/songwriter Wildlife Freeway doesn’t play music — “I use music,” says Wildlife Freeway (aka Sunny Atema). “For now, I perform all my own songs. Some I’ve been writing since I was a kid, others I’m finding now. I…
Norfolk, Virginia-based, multi-instrumentalist, indie-rock musician Ivy Ryann is set to release her new album, A Nonaggressive Extreme Violation of Boundaries, on March 4, 2022. Ryann is poised to blow the doors open on what is deemed acceptable or taboo material…
Panther Hollow (aka Bernardo Ochoa) is a regular here on Adobe & Teardrops. As the pandemic set in, the Queens, NY-based songwriter and some of his friends headed over to his family’s farm in southern New Jersey, spinning out psychedelic…
Erinn Peet Lukes is a singer, songwriter,and guitarist. Originally from the sunny shores of Redondo Beach, CA, her musical journey has taken her through Seattle, New York City, Denver, and, most recently, Nashville. Her lilting vocals, vivid songwriting, bluegrass-style flatpick…
Spencer LaJoye grew up as one of eight in a family of musicians in rural Southwest Michigan. At the age of 5, Spencer picked up a violin and pursued classical music until college, when they swapped their bow for a…
Austin rockers Cowboy Diplomacy deliver a message of hope on their new single “Dark Days.” The song was written during the Covid-19 lockdown and inspired by the ongoing pandemic. “From not being able to see our families, to losing jobs, and even losing loved…
Brad Armstrong was born in Birmingham, AL in the early 1970s. He was a product of hair metal. Later, there was Bob Dylan and the Pixies and all that, but the first things were Motley Crue Shout at the Devil…