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The Brother Brothers to Release 'The January Album' in April
by Michael Major - February 22, 2024 With producer and bass player Bridget Kearney (Lake Street Dive), drummer John Fatum (Sarah Jarosz, Jacksonport, Bella White) and the engineering magic of Phil Weinrobe (Damian Rice, Feist, Big Thief), eight people confined themselves in a farmhouse next to the studio and rejoiced in community while...
Nickel Creek Confirms Co-Headline Tour With Andrew Bird This Summer
by Michael Major - January 29, 2024 Nickel Creek confirms co-headline tour with Andrew Bird this summer. Newly confirmed stops include Boise's Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden, Minneapolis' Surly Brewing, Charlottesville's Ting Pavilion, Asheville's Rabbit Rabbit, Atlanta's Coca-Cola Roxy and Charleston's Firefly Distillery ...
Sarah Jarosz Releases New Album 'Polaroid Lovers'
by Michael Major - January 26, 2024 Sarah Jarosz has released her new album 'Polaroid Lovers'. The North American tour kicks off next week. For the first time in her career she opened herself up to collaborators, leading to writing sessions with Daniel Tashian, Ruston Kelly, and Natalie Hemby. The results are a more electric and soun...
John Leventhal Shares 'The Only Ghost' From Debut Album 'Rumble Strip'
by Michael Major - January 17, 2024 That willingness to confront pays off handsomely on Rumble Strip, which combines Leventhal's distinctive, lyrical guitar work, full-band productions with and without vocals, solo guitar pieces that draw on Leventhal's love for classical music and Anglican hymns, and humid blasts of Southern soul, co...
Video: Sarah Jarosz Shares Video For New Single 'Days Can Turn Around'
by Michael Major - January 04, 2024 Following the previously released “Jealous Moon,” “Columbus & 89th,” and “When The Lights Go Out,” Jarosz shares one final preview of the forthcoming record with the “Days Can Turn Around' vidoe. Written with Tashian on a trip with his family to Alabama's Orange Beach, the track unfolds as a gently ...
I'm With Her's Sarah Jarosz Shares New Single
by Michael Major - November 09, 2023 On this track, written with renowned songwriters Jon Randall (Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Marren Morris) and Gordie Sampson (Willie Nelson, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban), Jarosz shares the sweetly lilting reverie that gave the album its title (from the first verse: “In a dream we were Polaroid...
Nickel Creek Confirms Extensive 2024 Headline Tour
by Michael Major - October 24, 2023 Nickel Creek will continue their extensive headline tour next year including newly confirmed shows at Madison’s Overture Hall, Indianapolis’ Murat Theatre, Louisville’s Louisville Palace, Jacksonville’s Florida Theatre, Newark’s Prudential Center, Rochester’s Kodak Center, Buffalo’s University at Bu...
SARAH JAROSZ Shares New Single 'Columbus & 89th'
by Michael Major - October 10, 2023 SARAH JAROSZ shares new single and video for 'Columbus & 89th' from her upcoming album 'Polaroid Lovers.' “Columbus & 89th” drifts into a dreamlike beauty as Jarosz reflects on the ineffable heartache of leaving her longtime home back in 2020. Watch the music video now. Plus, check out tour dates!...
Sarah Jarosz Shares Shares New Single From 'Polaroid Lovers' Album
by Michael Major - September 07, 2023 The song finds Jarosz backed by a decidedly more electric band, with her Texas lilt as clear and evocative as ever. Polaroid Lovers is available for pre-order digitally and on vinyl with gray, lavender, orange and green splatter variants. Indie retailers will also have a special blue and green splat...
Cat Clyde Announces National Fall Headline Tour & Dates With Margaret Glaspy
by Michael Major - August 01, 2023 After earning widespread critical acclaim for her Down Rounder album released earlier this year, Canadian indie-folk artist Cat Clyde has announced a run of headline shows in October, and support gigs with Margaret Glaspy in November. The live video of “Papa Took My Totems' was filmed when she playe...
The Arcadian Wild Release New Album 'Welcome'
by Michael Major - July 21, 2023 Working with engineer Logan Matheny (Colony House, Hiss Golden Messenger) and mixer Shani Gandhi (Sarah Jarosz, Sierra Hull), the band approached the recording sessions for the album as live as possible, embracing the organic feel of their concerts with the help of double bassist Erik Coveney (Sierr...
The Arcadian Wild Share New Single 'Shoulders' From New Album 'Welcome'
by Michael Major - July 06, 2023 Consisting of guitarist Isaac Horn, mandolinist Lincoln Mick, and fiddler Bailey Warren, the genre-bending trio wrote and recorded Welcome in their hometown of Nashville, TN, working with engineer Logan Matheny (Colony House, Hiss Golden Messenger) and mixer Shani Gandhi (Sarah Jarosz, Sierra Hull)....
The Arcadian Wild Share New Single 'Lara' From New Album 'Welcome'
by Michael Major - June 07, 2023 Consisting of guitarist Isaac Horn, mandolinist Lincoln Mick, and fiddler Bailey Warren, the genre-bending trio wrote and recorded Welcome in their hometown of Nashville, TN, working with engineer Logan Matheny (Colony House, Hiss Golden Messenger) and mixer Shani Gandhi (Sarah Jarosz, Sierra Hull)....
The Arcadian Wild Share New Single 'Corner' From New Album 'Welcome'
by Michael Major - May 10, 2023 Working with engineer Logan Matheny (Colony House, Hiss Golden Messenger) and mixer Shani Gandhi (Sarah Jarosz, Sierra Hull), the band approached the recording sessions for Welcome as live as possible, embracing the organic feel of their concerts with the help of double bassist Erik Coveney (Sierra ...
Video: Nickel Creek Perform on CBS Saturday Morning
by Michael Major - March 27, 2023 Nickel Creek—mandolinist Chris Thile, violinist Sara Watkins and guitarist Sean Watkins—were featured on “CBS Saturday Morning” this past weekend as part of their “Saturday Sessions” series, performing three songs from their acclaimed new album, Celebrants: “Where the Long Line Leads,” “Holding Patt...
Nickel Creek Releases New Album 'Celebrants'
by Michael Major - March 24, 2023 Across 18 tracks, the group addresses love, friendship and time with lyrics both poetic and plain-spoken, as they see bridges built, crossed, burned and rebuilt. Recorded at Nashville’s RCA Studio A, the album was produced by longtime collaborator Eric Valentine (Queens of the Stone Age, Grace Potte...
Nickel Creek Extend 2023 Headline Tour
by Michael Major - March 21, 2023 GRAMMY Award-winning trio, Nickel Creek—mandolinist Chris Thile, violinist Sara Watkins and guitarist Sean Watkins—will continue their extensive headline tour through the fall with newly confirmed shows at Los Angeles’ Theatre at Ace Hotel (two nights), Portland’s Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, St. ...
Bruce Cockburn to Release New Album 'O Sun O Moon' in May
by Michael Major - March 06, 2023 O Sun O Moon finds Cockburn again working with his close friend Colin Linden as producer, who doubles on guitar, along with Janice Powers on keyboards and Gary Craig on drums, the album features bassist Viktor Krauss, drummer Chris Brown, accordionist Jeff Taylor, violinist Jenny Scheinman and multi...
Nickel Creek Returns With First New Album in Nine Years 'Celebrants'
by Michael Major - January 24, 2023 Across the 18 tracks, the trio addresses love, friendship and time with lyrics both poetic and plain-spoken, as they see bridges built, crossed, burned and rebuilt. Recorded at Nashville’s RCA Studio A, the album was produced by longtime collaborator Eric Valentine (Queens of the Stone Age, Grace Po...
Jason Carter Announces New Album 'Lowdown Hoedown'
by Michael Major - September 14, 2022 The new album will feature Dierks Bentley, Aiofe O’Donovan, Vince Gill, Billy Strings, Sarah Jarosz, Jon Fishman, Marty Stuart, and that’s barely scratching the surface. The multitude of guests speaks not only to Carter’s long-known stellar musicianship but also to his personality, lighting up the b...
Appalachian Road Show Covers Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, Honoring the Resilience of Appalachia on 'Jubilation'
by Michael Major - August 09, 2022 ‘Jubilation’ features 13-tracks of instrumental runs, songs inspired by the Civil War and America’s barn dance eras, and music influenced by greats from Tony Rice, Flatt and Scruggs, and 8-string fiddle pioneer Benny Martin to Bob Dylan and Led Zeppelin. The album’s first single “Blue Ridge Mountain...
VIDEO: Amy Ray Shares a Video for 'A Mighty Thing' (Feat. Sarah Jarosz)
by Michael Major - August 09, 2022 The song, which captures the fervor of a tent revival meeting and features the propulsive banjo picking of Alison Brown, deals with how Jesus figures into the identity of gay Southerners raised surrounded by the Christian faith — 'they taught me how to hate myself' Amy sings. Watch the new music vid...
Aoife O'Donovan Shares Olga Bell Remix of 'B61'
by Michael Major - July 26, 2022 Produced by fellow GRAMMY-winner Joe Henry (Bonnie Raitt, Rhiannon Giddens), Age Of Apathy was recorded through a unique residency with Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL. Working both on-site at their studio with GRAMMY-nominated engineer Darren Schneider while collaborating entirely remotely ...
The Brother Brothers Announce New Album 'Cover to Cover'
by Michael Major - May 26, 2022 Adam and David Moss began earning Everly Brothers comparisons long before they officially joined their voices together as folk duo The Brother Brothers. But not even the late Phil and Don Everly, one of the greatest DNA-sharing duos in modern music history, could claim the kind of vocal symmetry Ada...
Sixth Annual Songwriters in Paradise Cabo Unveils 2022 Dates and Initial Lineup
by Michael Major - May 05, 2022 Lineup includes Jedd Hughes (Patty Loveless, Little Big Town, Sarah Jarosz, Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell), David Ryan Harris (John Mayer, Dave Matthews, Santana), Mark Bryan (Hootie & the Blowfish), Patrick Davis (Guy Clark, Jimmy Buffett, Jewel, Pat Green, Lady A. Morgan Wallen), Americana favor... |