You’ve reached the end of the week and we’ve got your soundtrack to take you into your weekend! This Friday, we’re showcasing premieres from indie folk singer-songwriter Malena Cadiz, from our old friends the Barefoot Movement, and Steven Keene gives a Woody Guthrie classic a ne...
ï»ż Last week’s episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by Ryan Gosling included musical guest Chris Stapleton, who returned to the show for his third appearance. He masterfully performed two tracks, including the multi-Grammy winning “White Horse” (Best Country Song, Best Country S...
Sun Without the Heat is Leyla McCallaâs fifth solo album, but it is different from past efforts and she brings the listener through the transformative process with her. Produced by Maryam Qudus at Dockside Studio in Louisiana, McCalla dug into her personal history, primary sources from Amistad Re...
This week, banjoist and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band founding member John McEuen kicks off our You Gotta Hear This round up with a track from his brand new album, The Newsman: A Man of Record. Check out his adaptation of a Robert Service poem, “The Cremation of Sam McGee” below. Plus, we...
Artist: Max McNown Hometown: Bend, Oregon Song: “Worry ‘Bout My Wandering” Album: Wandering Release Date: April 12, 2024 Label: Fugitive Recordings x The Orchard In Their Words:Â “‘Worry ‘Bout My Wandering’ was probably the most difficult song for me to wr...
(Editorâs Note: Open Mic is a BGS series with a simple premise â to remove all the filters between artist and audience and give musicians and creatives an Open Mic. With each installment, weâll hold space for musicians to say whatever theyâd like on any topic they like in any format that moves th...
When I first heard Right On, the new album from Humbird, (the moniker for Minnesota-based singer-songwriter Siri Undlin), I thought immediately of Jason Molina and Magnolia Electric Co. Thereâs an emotional rawness in the production paired with a choral background vocal style on songs like âFast ...
STOCKHOLM, SE â In a bold move that has left the financial and music worlds scratching their heads, Spotify, the digital music streaming giant, has unveiled its latest venture: a subprime mortgage lending program for users with less-than-stellar credit and meager incomes. “Let’s face ...
Artist: Matt Koziol Hometown: Linden, New Jersey Latest Album: Last of the Old Dogs (out April 5, 2024) What was the first moment that you knew you wanted to be a musician? I was probably 4 years old and I saw Elivs on TV. It was like watching lightning in a bottle and I wanted […]
From my early days of being photo editor of my high school newspaper to my current tour hobby of photographing bizarre regional potato chip flavors in their native lands for @chipscapes, I have long held a fascination for photography. As life rushes by us at a mile a minute a camera has the abili...
In the words of Chris Stapleton, “What are you listening to?” This week, our premiere round up is full of music we’re very excited to bring to your speakers and earphones. Below, check out new videos from Ana Egge, Ordinary Elephant, and our brand new Rootsy Summer Session featu...
Since her solo debut in 2014, Vari-Colored Songs: a Tribute to Langston Hughes, multi-instrumentalist, composer, songwriter, and thought leader Leyla McCalla has routinely and consistently expanded her own sonic universe. But these have not been gratuitous or ambitious artistic reinventions. Inst...
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