Who: Boo Ray From: the mountains of Western North Carolina Song: “Gone Back Down to Georgia” Latest Album: Tennessee Alabama Fireworks (due Feb 15) What About It: “I’ve been going to and leaving [ … ]
Category: Music Features
Peep This: Billy Failing “Watch It Fly”
Billy Failing has been making waves lately as a crucial member of Billy Strings’ band. Lending powerful harmonies and some of the best banjo playing you can catch in the [ … ]
Peep This: Alec Hutson “Thinkin About”
Alec Hutson‘s voice alone could stop a train in its tracks. There is something just stunning about his range, power and control. Whispy soulful tones and the delicate balance of [ … ]
Singled Out: Dave Ernst “Wreckin’ Just Fine”
A perfect blend of alt-country and rock. Music that will make you swing and dance along, Ernst sings with a gristled vocal over twangy teles and wailing slide. Who: Dave [ … ]
Take 2: Green Mountain Bluegrass & Roots Announces Early Deal Ticket Sales and Initial Line Up
Yesterday Green Mountain Bluegrass & Roots announced its Eager Beaver ticket deal on sale for the 2019 festival. For just $125 you get 4 days jam packed with music, festival [ … ]
Singled Out: Danny & The Parts “12 Steps”
Who: Danny & The Parts From: Burlington, VT Song: “12 Steps” Latest record: Driving All Alone What About It: “The song has a little bit of an attitude towards [ … ]
Peep This: R.D. King “Rain and Ash”
I first came across R.D. King a few years back at a show in Cambridge. He was sandwiched in between a few other acts, songwriters in the more traditional sense [ … ]
Divine Skies: John Mailander’s “Forecast” Shines
(photo credit Michelle Stone) If a bow was a paintbrush and the channel from ear canal to the deep recesses of my brain was a canvas, John Mailander would be [ … ]
Pickathon Announces Jam Packed 2019 Line up
To me, Pickathon has been a sort of mythical event that occurs across the country from me and I constantly tell myself “next year. I’m going to go next year.” [ … ]
An Interview with Oliver Wood: Happy Accidents
The Wood Brothers, for the past dozen years, have put out consistently great albums and have developed a live show that is communal, shows incredible range, and is just a [ … ]