From the strange, discordant opening strum on Ali Holder’s sophomore release, From My Veins Will Fall is a short but powerful piece. Holder’s first album, In Preparation for Saturn’s Return, was a bit whimsical. Whatever’s happened in the last two…
I was first introduced to Ed Hamell’s music during my pilgrimage to Nashville this summer. And really, there’s nothing like seeing this guy live. Hamell has the ability to sear right to your core like the best gospel preacher, the…
Joe Kaplow’s debut EP is a propulsive force. It’s not loud. It’s not raucous. It’s not rowdy. But Kaplow’s raspy bluesman vocals and delicate lyrics produce an effect that lies somewhere between punk and folk. Though Kaplow’s been making music…
I first wrote about Butchers Blind two years ago but I only just managed to see them play live, where they completely crushed it. Lead singer Pete Mancini tends to be softspoken on his recordings, but there’s a real power…
Here are a couple of sweet odds and ends… As the school year looms on the horizon, I, too, am beginning to thin about the other side of June — 2016, that is. I kid, but Ona’s “Cassingle” already makes…