Florida-based band Sister Hazel is celebrating its 30th anniversary, quite the accomplishment with all five original members still in the band. With their catalog running the gamut from rock to …
Americana husband-and-wife duo Swearingen & Kelli is back with a new single, “Cold-Hearted Truth (Alt. Version),” which is a new version of a song they released previously. Instead of AJ …
When Nashville-based country singer-songwriter Mike Thomas saw the devastating footage and spoke with friends and family in East Tennessee, he knew he had to do something to help those impacted …
Little Rock, Arkansas-based country band Midnight South has accomplished a lot in the three years they have been performing, earning two Arkansas Country Music Awards for Vocal Group of the …
On her new album, “All The Light,” Lucy Isabel steps firmly and confidently into Americana and folk territory fully, with plenty of pedal steel and fiddle to accompany her gorgeous, …
A collection of ’70s cover songs, think of “It’s Only Rock ’n’ Roll” as Michael Des Barres’ musical autobiography, the soundtrack of his youth and the songs that shaped him. A glorious assemblage of some of the best releases of a bygone, glam-suffused rock era, Des Barres’ album is a love letter to the …
It is, perhaps, fitting that Texas indie-rock band The Disappearing Act has named its most recent album “An Illusion.” Now you see them, now you don’t, or at least you …
If you are feeling the weight of daily life, its challenges and hard times, its heavy realities and the pressure we self-inflict, Julian Taylor’s new album, “Pathways,” will ease your …
With an “agree to disagree, but get out of my yard” message, Lake & Lyndale gives a cheeky nudge and wink to those folks in life who always have to …
Canadian singer-songwriter Kylie Fox clearly skates along the lines between musical genres, borrowing from many to create a sound that is entrancing. She paints her songs with Americana twang, jazz …
Sometimes musicians who write and record together have a chemistry that is undeniable and authentic, and the resulting music has that extra something special that makes listeners sit up and …
Rachel McIntyre Smith may have explored her quarter-life crisis in her debut release, “Glory Daze,” but her new release, “Honeysuckle Friend,” finds her moving into hope and acceptance. Full of …
Denver, Colorado-based country singer-songwriter Buckstein has just released a new single entitled “MeXico.” In the course of his travels, Buckstein found that every region of Mexico has a different energy, …
Organic and authentic, with stunningly beautiful harmonies, the music of The Magnolia Janes – a duo composed of singer-songwriters Ashley Riley and Sarah Bonsignore – is the stuff dreams are …
Interview & photos by Natalie Mason – Maddy O’Neal is a self-taught producer and DJ based in Denver, Colorado. I had to opportunity to meet her at Electric Forest where …
Canadian artist Emma Kade is excited to share the release of her new pop-country single, “End Game”. Written by Emma Kade and produced by JUNO-nominated artist/producer Nathan Chiu (wayfie), “End …
Personal. Authentic. Cathartic. Surrender Hill’s music is all of that and more, and their new album, “River of Tears,” is a perfect example of what fans have come to expect …
Photos and Interview by Alitzia Tyminski – Styx is an American rock band that formed in Chicago in 1972. They gained popularity in the 1970s and 1980s with hits such …
Evan Boyer makes a grand splash with his debut album, “The Devil in Me,” which was just released. Compelling and layered, with standout storyteller lyrics, and gritty Americana, rock, and …
Lynne Hanson’s new album, “Just A Poet,” shows the Ottawa-based singer-songwriter’s penchant for stellar storytelling and songs that delve deeply into emotional territory, cloaked in a glorious mix of Americana, …