If you happen to be on Nantucket this week, you should head on over to The Chicken Box on Wednesday night to catch Caamp live. But if you’re like the [ … ]
Fresh Track: “The Hitter,” by Mark Erelli
Bart Giamatti’s essay “The Green Fields of the Mind,” begins with the perfect description of baseball: “It breaks your heart. It was designed to break your heart.” Any Red Sox [ … ]
Show You Should Know: Leland Sundries, Lowell, MA, July 10
I’ve been wanting to catch a Leland Sundries show ever since I stumbled on their first daytrotter session a few years ago. In writing about the band for that session, [ … ]
Show You Should Know: Rachel Baldwin and The Low Ceilings at The Burren, July 6
Describing the show she’s curated this weekend at The Burren, Rachel Baldwin says, “It’s a family affair.” Rachel is playing her last show with her current backing band before they [ … ]
Song Premiere: “Talking to Your Ghost,” The Reconstructed
The Reconstructed just released its latest album, Great North Wind, and it’s full of the paradoxes and tensions that make people sit down and write songs to try to make [ … ]
Video Premiere: “Gun,” by Erik Koskinen
“Gun” is the first track on Burning the Deal, Erik Koskinen’s forthcoming album, and we are thrilled to premiere its video here on Red Line Roots. Erik just finished up [ … ]
Revel In the Meadow: June 1, 2019
Last summer, I got the chance to drive a little north on a beautiful June day and bask in sunshine, great music, and positivity all for an incredibly good cause. [ … ]
Show Review: Josh Ritter at The Wilbur, May 11, 2019
Josh Ritter said that he’s been in a “reflective” mood this year: it’s his twentieth year making music and performing. I first saw Josh live in 2004, after the release [ … ]
Fresh Track: “200 Years,” by Hayley Reardon
Hayley Reardon has one of those voices that makes you shake your head. On “200 Years,” from her most recent EP Where I Find You, she shows that impacting a [ … ]
An Interview with Bhi Bhiman: Peace of Mind
Bhi Bhiman has the type of voice that stops you in the middle of whatever it is you thought was so important and makes you listen. I clearly remember throwing [ … ]