HEY! LISTEN: The Slow Blade Slices Through Your “Sinful Ways”

HEY! LISTEN: The Slow Blade Slices Through Your “Sinful Ways”

ByRachel CholstApr 10, 2024

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”

HEY! LISTEN: Kaia Kater and Allison Russell Stretch More Than Banjo Strings On “In Montreal”

ByRachel CholstApr 3, 2024

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”

HEY! LISTEN: Pat Berlinquette Explores the Future of the Past on “Old New York”

ByRachel CholstMar 27, 2024

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”

HEY! LISTEN: Grant Glad Honors Coal Workers’ Sacrifice In “The Ballad of Clinton Harris”

ByRachel CholstMar 27, 2024

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…

HEY! LISTEN: Creature Comfort Get Romantic With Rootsy Cover of “If Not For You”

HEY! LISTEN: Creature Comfort Get Romantic With Rootsy Cover of “If Not For You”

ByRachel CholstMar 25, 2024

Nashville’s beloved alt-rock band Creature Comfort gets lovey-dovey on their cover of “If Not For You.” The song is the group’s first new single since 2021, and is a peek at their EP out next month. Comprised of Jessey Clark…