When a band kicks it with banjo or mandolin (or both together), well you can color me happy. Fireside Collective’s “Don’t Stop Lovin’ Me” is bluegrassy twang with a soulful [ … ]
Category: Music Features
Boston Music Awards – 2019 Winners
Well, another December is here and the BMAs kicked played out last night. Given that neither Ken nor myself live within reasonable driving distance to Boston any longer (and honestly [ … ]
Peep This: Erin Cassels-Brown “Dreamin’ On Overdrive”
Erin Cassels-Brown is a little bit country and a little bit rock n’ roll. The Vermont based singer-songwriter has nailed down that traveling minstrel, old acoustic guitar case slung over [ … ]
Show(s) You Should Know: Bella White and Band around New England 11/22-27
Its rare that I do a Show You Should Know feature without an email push or ask from an artist, but I just scrolled past a quick clip on Reed [ … ]
Peep This: MATTIE+ DEBBIE “Monster”
I am not sure where you would even begin to classify the music of MATTIE + DEBBIE. The slick vocals of Sean Trischka are somewhere in the realm of contagious [ … ]
Fresh Track: Carlin Tripp “Time is on Our Side”
There is a freshness to Carlin Tripp’s voice. Something about it always brings me to a warm, early Summer day. When the dampness of Spring starts to fade and the [ … ]
Take Me Higher: Yonder Mountain String Band Re-Releasing “Elevation” (20th Anniversary)
Like many folks I had a roundabout way of fully immersing myself in the beautiful and bountiful genre of bluegrass music. Amid a haze of smoke and blacklight posters in [ … ]
Peep This: Marcus King “The Well”
Like a lot of guitarists and music lovers I first picked up an electric guitar because of artists like Stevie Ray Vaughan and Hendrix. The blend of rock and blues [ … ]
Hello there, My Old Friend: Dylan Sevey Releases New Single “Understood Up For Myself”
Sometimes we get caught up in other projects. Supporting other artists. So much so we can forget about our own original art. Dylan Sevey has been playing an incredibly important [ … ]
Singled Out: Chip Greene “River Song”
A steady back beat and a howling harp set the pace…Chip Greene’s voice, however, soars above it all and echoes out into oblivion. A bluesy blunt bash right to your [ … ]