If punk rock keeps evolving, then Joybomb is its latest incarnation.With its unique blend of power pop, alternative, and post-hardcore,this trio of Memphis mashers reels out a steady stream of sonic hooks designed to galvanize audiences and hit them with…
Born and raised in Iowa, Erik Timmons began playing guitar and writing songs as a teenager. But drug addiction and mental health crises led to a series of legal problems, psychiatric wards, and rehabs. Of his difficult teenage years, Erik…
Jamaican-American artist Ivory! has a distinctive pull on her listeners, easy to hear (and hard to resist) on her latest single “Little Wings.” The song is a hypnotic, lilting waltz that conveys warmth and tragedy in one breath. The Chicago-based…
Hope permeates Heal the Heart, the new album from eclectic Americana/world-fusion Nashville-based band The Deer’s Cry. It’s perhaps surprising, then, that the 10 songs on the band’s second record, set for release on September 30, 2022, grew out of dark,…
M. Lockwood Porter is announcing his new album Sisyphus Happy, which will be released Oct. 14 via Black Mesa Records. The project was co-produced and recorded in collaboration with acclaimed Americana singer-songwriter and longtime friend John Moreland, who contributed drums, bass, and…