Full disclosure: I’ve heard of Josh Ritter many times throughout the years (his collaboration with the legendary Bob Weir on “When Will I Be Changed,” from his last album, 2017’s Gathering, caught my attention), but I haven’t actually heard much of Ritter’s catalog. When it was announced that Jason Isbell would be producing his latest […]
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Though this is only her debut full length, for those hip to current music trends and artists, Jade Bird has steadily been gaining buzz throughout the past 12+ months, with millions of Spotify streams (“What I Am Here For,” from her 2017 EP Something American, has almost 13 million views as of this writing) and featured spots on late night television. […]
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Though Danny Burns’ debut, North Country (Pinecastle Records), is set to be released on January 18th , he is anything but a musical newcomer. Growing up in the Irish county of Donegal, he was exposed to Irish folk music at an early age, and has since cut his teeth living across the pond in New […]
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Somehow, around the middle of May, I got into writing for this online publication and haven’t looked back. In doing so I’ve been able to cover some bands/artists that I love and broaden my exposure to a few others I otherwise probably wouldn’t have discovered. It’s hard for me (and I’d assume most of us) […]
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This past September, the Black Lillies released their new album, Stranger To Me (Attack Monkey/Thirty Tigers). Even though it’s their fifth full length, it’s the first album where we get to hear Sam Quinn (bass, vocals), and Dustin Schaefer (guitar, harmony vocals) join veteran Bowman Townsend (drums), with founder and front man Cruz Contreras (vocals, […]
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photos by Kevin Gillingham If I’m being honest, prior to this week I had never heard of Bishop Gunn. I took a listen online and on a whim, my Wednesday night opened up and I decided to check them out at one of New York’s live music staples on the Lower East Side, Rockwood Music […]
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Earlier this spring, Ben de la Cour released his fourth album, The High Cost of Living Strange (Flour Sack Cape). Featuring Jimmy Sullivan on bass, Erin Nelson on drums, Billy Contreras on fiddle, Jeff Lisenby on accordion, and de la Cour on guitar, mandolin, MOOG, and vocals, the album was recorded in a few short […]
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“Never miss a Sunday show.” It’s a phrase that Deadheads, Phish Phans, and the like have been saying for decades. Ironically, Bob Weir and Wolf Bros only Sunday gig for this Fall tour was their first night at the Beacon, but by the end of the night it was apparent why the phrase has stuck […]
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photos by Kevin Gillingham I have a bit of a love/hate relationship when a band announces that they’ll be playing an album in its entirety for a full tour. At least half of the set list is automatically predictable, and if the album has some duds—well, you’re in for the whole ride (or at least […]
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For a band that originally came together to play a cancer benefit show for the Cricket Fund (set up in memory of Christina “Cricket” Russell—more on that later), The Krickets have accomplished quite a bit in two short years. In 2016, they cut their debut, Spanish Moss Sirens, in Muscle Shoals with Ben Tanner (Alabama […]
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