The Whiskey Boys often draw comparisons to progressive bluegrass bands, new grass or chamber grass or whatever the hip description is. The basic elements and foundation is pretty easy to [ … ]
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Peep This: Sam Moss “Working on a Building” Live in Montpelier, VT
About a week ago I saw that our good friend Sam Moss was performing a short run up into Vermont and though we just saw him perform with Joan Shelley [ … ]
Always Open: The Lizard Lounge Open Mic Challenge Hits 500 Shows
I have probably heard it a thousand times from a thousand different people when the question is raised “so, how did you first get a foot in the door to [ … ]
Fresh Track: Justin Golden “I Hate When She Calls”
Justin Golden plays the blues in the purest of forms: with his voice and a prodding, slow picked acoustic guitar. A style harkening back to a golden age, there is [ … ]
Above the Tide: Sarah Jarosz’s “Undercurrent” Sails Strong
Last week I spent a road trip consisting of six hours in a car, each way, with the latest effort from multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Sarah Jarosz. I then got home and [ … ]
Peep This: Joan Shelley “Over and Even” Live at The Skinny Pancake, Hanover NH
Some music needs to be listened intently to. Taken in with a deep and engaging breathe and held there for a bit. Appreciated and experienced. Joan Shelley‘s music is that [ … ]
Video Premiere: Young Frontier ‘Waste of My Time’
The world of Americana and Folk is flooded with “dude with guitar” type songwriters in plaid shirts and beards singing about the same old thing, their sound indiscriminate and playing [ … ]
Saddle Up: Jordan Tice’s ‘Horse County’ Is Quite A Ride
If the company we keep as artists is any pedigree of the breed of player and performer we are, well then Jordan Tice is a thoroughbred stallion. If you need [ … ]
Freaky Folk: An Interview with Freakwater
Rooted around strong vocal harmonies, a pop sensibility and a penchant for just writing what comes from their souls, Freakwater is a band that has seen its way around the [ … ]
Newport Folk Announces After Party and Kick off shows
While years past have seen the Deer Tick shows as the place to be, Newport has begun to institute additional after hours festivities at the Jane Pickens theatre to [ … ]