Joe McClour, the former lead guitarist/songwriter for The Leavelles, is stepping out on his own with his new album Show Up and Love Me. The song “Bloodline” caught my ear, a tried-and-true roots rock number marveling at the inconsistencies of…
Nashville-based singer-songwriter Zoe Butler’s new single, “Shenandoah Blues,” has a deceptive title. In the song, Butler works her way through indescribable grief, evoking the natural splendor of the Shenandoah Valley as a backdrop to life’s crucibles. Butler’s performance is imbued…
Joel Chadd writes and plays songs that are brutally honest and open-hearted. His themes are universal, but it feels as if they were written just for you. These are songs that explore the full range of human emotions we all…
For the last 22 years, Colorado Springs-based singer/songwriter Edie Carey has been working as a full-time performing songwriter, touring rigorously to promote her award-winning records, which now include Come Close, her 2002 live CD, When I Was Made (2004), Another Kind of Fire (2006), itsgonnabegreat (a 2008 collaboration with Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter…
A little bit of folk punk, a little bit of honey, you’ve got Joey Harkum’s new song “Beverly.” With exquisite attention to detail, Harkum’s raspy voice gives this ballad genuine sincerity — a call to life’s imperfections and making it…