A video that begins and ends with a close up of a gravestone with the singer’s name on it might not sound like it would feature an upbeat, bouncy song–but [ … ]
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Six (and a half) Years of Spruce: The Old Spruce Sessions
Just over 6 and a half years ago I moved to a small town in Central Vermont. About a month after that a friend’s band came and crashed at our [ … ]
Show You Should Know: Sarah Shook & The Disarmers at Club Metronome (Burlington, VT)
“There is something so authentic, raw and untroubled about her delivery of each tune on this record. Seemingly ok with heartache and despair, or at least accepting that its part [ … ]
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 [ … ]
Watch This: Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards “Pace Myself”
I have a wife. I have 2 sisters. I have a mother. But I could never fool myself into thinking that I can truly comprehend how it feels to be [ … ]
Peep This: Magen Tracy & The Missed Connections “Color the Air”
Magen Tracy has seen her share of genre and bands. The last album, produced by Nate Leavitt (who Magen also performs with in a band) may have bordered on the [ … ]
Fresh Track: Say Darling “One Man Band”
What do you get when two juggernauts join forces, combining talent and styles? One answer could simply be: Say Darling. Another could be a brutal force of badass bluesy goodness [ … ]
Opening Your Eyes: Muddy Ruckus Releases “Awakening Enkindled” EP
In the time that I have known Ryan Flaherty and Erika Stahl one thing has been abundantly clear about the duo known as Muddy Ruckus: no matter what they are [ … ]
Fresh Track: The Beagle Brothers “Hearts Go By” (ftr. Kayla Schureman)
I love when an artist friend shares another artist with me. I pay even more attention when that artist released my favorite record of the year. The new single (and [ … ]
Green River, In Black and White : Day 1
They say a picture is worth 1,000 words, right? So, rather than a long drawn out review of each set from Green River this weekend I have decided to let [ … ]