5 Rounds With Cascade Cody

5 Rounds With Cascade Cody

ByRachel CholstMay 19, 2021

You’ve heard of Appalachian mountain music…but how about the Cascades? That’s how Yakima, Washington native Cascade Cody describes his music. On “In Lieu of Love,” you’ll hear a huge Americana influence, but Cody throws in some breezy pop influences to…

5 Rounds With Westberg

5 Rounds With Westberg

ByRachel CholstMay 18, 2021

Westberg, the LA-based husband-wife duo, keeps their web presence minimal, so it was an honor to get some thoughtful answers to my questions for 5 rounds. Their new song, “Butterflies,” is an off-kilter pop confection about falling in love. Once…

5 Rounds With Whalen and the Willows

5 Rounds With Whalen and the Willows

ByRachel CholstMay 17, 2021

From the first haunted notes of “Shot the Devil Down,” Whalen and the Willows make you pay attention. The band’s gentle and triumphant stance against the things in our pasts that haunt us make “Shot the Devil Down” an emotional…

5 Rounds With Dusty Leigh

5 Rounds With Dusty Leigh

ByRachel CholstMay 13, 2021

Coming fresh off her debut album, Roots & Dreams, Dusty Leigh brings sheer, sprightly rhythmic production to her first single, “Take a Ride with Me”. A summery tune written by Nashville songwriters Ava Paige and Corey Lee Barker, “Take a…

5 Rounds With Delila Black

5 Rounds With Delila Black

ByRachel CholstMay 13, 2021

UK-based punktry musician, DeLila Black, is set to release her 2nd lock-down single, “Accountability” on May 14th, 2021.  The song is a classic country waltz with Black’s signature social justice twist. In following UK lockdown protocols, it was recorded, mixed…