HEY! LISTEN: WC Beck — “(Holding On) To a Coast”
I just spent the day at Coney Island and it’s clear W.C. Beck feels the same way about it as I do. It’s one of the last places in the city that hasn’t been glammed up for Instagram. It’s a…
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Brad Gerke — Burden
Don’t go into Brad Gerke’s Burden expecting resolution. That’s for the next album. According to Gerke’s statement on Bandcamp, Burden was nearly complete in a burst of productivity right when Gerke completed his previous album. But we all know how…
Elliah Heifetz — New Folk Songs
Elliah Heifetz is a first-generation American singer-songwriter born to political refugees. After writing musicals and pop songs with premier Broadway & Hollywood talent, Elliah turned to his first love—folk music—to sing his own story. In 2018, he released his first…
HEY! LISTEN: Alex Cuba feat. Silvana Estrada — “Dividido”
Brush off your Spanish, because Alex Cuba’s “Dividido” will have you singing along in no time. Cuba, nee Alexis Puentes, is a Cuban-Canadian singer-songwriter. He’s netted two Juno Awards for World Music Album of the Year: in 2006, for Humo…
PREMIERE: Matchstick Johnny — “Let Me Tell You All About My Baby”
Don’t let anyone tell you that rockabilly is dead. And definitely don’t tell Johnny Ray, a man of many monikers. You may know him as Matchstick Johnny or Johnny Matchstick or Johnny the Matchstick Man. Hailing from Loxahatchee, Florida, Johnny’s…