HEY! LISTEN: Hooks & The Huckleberries Turn Down Roads Left Untraveled With “Someone Else”
Hot off their appearance at SXSW, acclaimed alt-country band Hooks and the Huckleberries have hit us with another one on “Someone Else.” Produced by Matt Pence, the track evokes Tom Petty’s gentleness and wry sense of humor. As I’ve written…
HEY! LISTEN: The Slow Blade Slices Through Your “Sinful Ways”
The Slow Blade has shown us exactly what Hell looks like: the blues as played through a skateboard transformed into a guitar. If that sounds familiar, that’s because The Slow Blade is the new alias of Dann Gaymer (Ravages, New…
HEY! LISTEN: Kaia Kater and Allison Russell Stretch More Than Banjo Strings On “In Montreal”
Kaia Kater has been busy prepping us for her next release with monumental singles, and “In Montreal” is just another one. Thing is, I’m not sure we’re ready. On “In Montreal,” Kater demonstrates her mastery of composition with this oceanic…
HEY! LISTEN: Pat Berlinquette Explores the Future of the Past on “Old New York”
Sometimes the good life isn’t always what it seems. Pat Berlinquette explores that through his music, and “Old New York” is an especially chilling tale. Both professionally and in his music, Berlinquette, who works as a Google marketer, is interested…
HEY! LISTEN: Grant Glad Honors Coal Workers’ Sacrifice In “The Ballad of Clinton Harris”
Grant Glad and Soo Line Loons offered plenty of excellent songwriting on their most recent album One Man’s Story. But there was one song left on the cutting room floor: the raucous, fiery “Ballad of Clinton Harris.” While One Man’s…