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Portland Cello Project Share 'Winter Wonderland' Photo Portland Cello Project Share 'Winter Wonderland'
by Michael Major - November 30, 2023

The Portland Cello Project, known for their delightful and dedicated performances of modern and classical music (previously taking on the music of Radiohead and having collaborated with the likes of Thao Nguyen, as examples), join forces with Prince’s New Power Generation alum vocal powerhouse Saeed...

Portland Neoclassical Folk Group Twin Bridges Shares New Album 'FERTILE ASHES' Photo Portland Neoclassical Folk Group Twin Bridges Shares New Album 'FERTILE ASHES'
by Blair Ingenthron - October 28, 2023

Twin Bridges - the Portland-based chamber pop / neo-classical folk project led by cellist and songwriter Zach Gerzon - has released a new full-length via AudioSport Records....

SHUCKED Songwriter Brandy Clark Drops Holiday Song 'My Favorite Christmas' Photo SHUCKED Songwriter Brandy Clark Drops Holiday Song 'My Favorite Christmas'
by Michael Major - October 27, 2023

In celebration of the holiday season, 11x Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and musician Brandy Clark’s original Christmas song, “My Favorite Christmas,” is debuting now alongside a new rendition of the classic, “I’ll Be Home For Christmas.” Plus, check out upcoming tour dates from the Shucked son...

Video: Brandy Clark Releases New Music Video for 'Dear Insecurity' Photo Video: Brandy Clark Releases New Music Video for 'Dear Insecurity'
by Michael Major - October 10, 2023

The music video for Brandy Clark’s collaboration with Brandi Carlile, is out now. Directed by Trey Fanjoy (Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert), the poignant video follows several characters, including Clark, as they confront and overcome personal struggles and self-doubt. Plus, check out her upcoming tou...

No-No Boy's New Album 'Empire Electric' Out Now Photo No-No Boy's New Album 'Empire Electric' Out Now
by Michael Major - September 29, 2023

No-No Boy's new album 'Empire Electric' is out now on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. The article also mentions select tour dates in New York, Boston, Seattle, and Washington DC. In addition to Julian Saporiti (lead vocals, instruments, programming) and Emilia Halvorsen Saporiti....

No-No Boy Releases New Song 'Little Monk' Photo No-No Boy Releases New Song 'Little Monk'
by Michael Major - September 12, 2023

The song is the latest unveiled from No-No Boy’s anticipated new album, Empire Electric, via Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (pre-order/pre-save now). Produced by Saporiti alongside his wife, Emilia, and Seth Boggess, Empire Electric was inspired by Saporiti’s time at Blue Cliff monastery in upstate...

Video: Laufey Premieres Video for Hit Single 'From The Start' Photo Video: Laufey Premieres Video for Hit Single 'From The Start'
by Michael Major - August 21, 2023

The video was directed by Jason Lester (Hozier, Phoebe Bridgers), with concept and creative direction by Laufey’s identical twin Junia Lin. It is a mid-century fantasia, drawing inspiration from the minimalism, shapes, and colors of Piet Mondrian, Bauhaus architecture, modernist design and Golden Ag...

No-No Boy Drops New Song 'The Onion Kings of Ontario!' Photo No-No Boy Drops New Song 'The Onion Kings of Ontario!'
by Michael Major - August 15, 2023

“The Onion Kings of Ontario!,” new song from No-No Boy—the musical project of Dr. Julian Saporiti—is debuting alongside a new music video. Directed by Saporiti and his wife, Emilia Halvorsen Saporiti, the video is a tribute to a specific archive of Asian American home movies shot in Oregon by the Ts...

SHUCKED Writer Brandy Clark Debuts New Song 'She Smoked in the House' Photo SHUCKED Writer Brandy Clark Debuts New Song 'She Smoked in the House'
by Michael Major - April 21, 2023

In addition to writing songs like “A Beautiful Noise,” the GRAMMY-nominated duet performed by Brandi Carlile and Alicia Keys, and Kacey Musgraves’ “Follow Your Arrow.” Clark, together with longtime collaborator Shane McAnally, composed the music for the new Broadway music comedy, Shucked, which is n...

James Brandon Lewis Conjures Celestial Spirits On 'Send Seraphic Beings' Photo James Brandon Lewis Conjures Celestial Spirits On 'Send Seraphic Beings'
by Michael Major - January 10, 2023

Described as “an artist with so much fire in his sound,” by renowned jazz journalist Nate Chinen, James Brandon Lewis is sharing “Send Seraphic Beings,' the final pre-release track from his upcoming album ‘Eye of I.' Filmed live in studio, listen to the moving track and watch Lewis perform the song ...

COMPLETIONS Releases New Single From Upcoming Album Photo COMPLETIONS Releases New Single From Upcoming Album
by Michael Major - August 30, 2022

COMPLETIONS is the songwriting project of Shawn Alpay who is primarily known for his work as a session and touring cellist performing alongside FATHER JOHN MISTY, WHITNEY, LAURA STEVENSON, MATT POND PA, HOW TO DRESS WELL and many others. Watch the new music video now! Plus, check out upcoming tour d...

Grant-Lee Phillips Announces West Coast Tour in Support of 'All That You Can Dream' Photo Grant-Lee Phillips Announces West Coast Tour in Support of 'All That You Can Dream'
by Michael Major - August 02, 2022

Produced, engineered, mixed, and recorded by Phillips at his Nashville home, he is joined on the album by drummer Jay Bellerose (Robert Plant, Alison Krauss) and bassist Jennifer Condos (Ray LaMontagne, Bruce Springsteen) with additional parts on selected songs by Jamie Edwards (keyboards), Eric Hey...

Composer Eric Nathan Releases MISSING WORDS Photo Composer Eric Nathan Releases MISSING WORDS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 21, 2022

Composer Eric Nathan today released the world premiere recording of Missing Words (2014-2021) on New Focus Recordings....

The Happy Fits Complete Full Album Video Project Photo The Happy Fits Complete Full Album Video Project
by TV News Desk - June 30, 2021

Shortly after the release of their album What Could Be Better in 2020, The Happy Fits found themselves at a crossroads with their national tour canceled....

Steve Von Till Releases New Single 'Shadows on the Run' Photo Steve Von Till Releases New Single 'Shadows on the Run'
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 03, 2020

Steve Von Till swan-dives into the darkness of modern life with a sonic document of rural psychedelia that transcends the physical world—towards a greater spiritual acceptance that connects naturalism, spiritualism, and the corporeal form....

Agnes Obel Releases New Album 'Myopia' Photo Agnes Obel Releases New Album 'Myopia'
by Abigail Charpentier - February 21, 2020

For almost a decade, Agnes Obel has been one of the most unique and genre-defying artists in contemporary music. Today, Obel has released Myopia, her highly-anticipated new album which is out now on Blue Note Records in the U.S. and Deutsche Grammophon in the rest of the world....

Sway Wild Shares COMIN & GOIN feat. Birds of Chicago Photo Sway Wild Shares COMIN & GOIN feat. Birds of Chicago
by Tori Hartshorn - July 17, 2019

Sway Wild was born on a small island in the Salish Sea. Following a two-month sailing voyage through the remote anchorages of British Columbia, acclaimed indie-folk duo Dave McGraw & Mandy Fer, joined by longtime friend Thom Lord, returned to their San Juan Island, Washington home still hungry to ex...

Alan Parsons Releases New Studio Album THE SECRET on 4/26 Photo Alan Parsons Releases New Studio Album THE SECRET on 4/26
by Tori Hartshorn - February 26, 2019

Grammy Award Winning legendary music icon and master of progressive rock, Alan Parsons will return with a new album, 'The Secret' on April 26, 2019 via Frontiers Music Srl. Today, the first song from the album, entitled 'Miracle', featuring Jason Mraz on vocals, has been made available. Listen to th...

Brandi Carlile's Girls Just Wanna Weekend Festival Confirmed Photo Brandi Carlile's Girls Just Wanna Weekend Festival Confirmed
by Macon Prickett - July 18, 2018

Brandi Carlile's Girls Just Wanna Weekend—a brand new destination concert vacation featuring an all female-fronted lineup produced by Cloud 9 Adventures in partnership withThe Bowery Presents—will take place at the all-inclusive Hard Rock Hotel in Riviera Maya, Mexico from January 30-February 3, 201...

Dutch Pianist Joep Beving's New Single SLEEPING LOTUS - TOM TRAGO Out Now Photo Dutch Pianist Joep Beving's New Single SLEEPING LOTUS - TOM TRAGO Out Now
by Macon Prickett - July 10, 2018

Dutch pianist Joep Beving's new single “Sleeping Lotus—Tom Trago's Sixtine Remix'” is out now. Listen to the song HERE. The track is the second from Beving's upcoming album Conatus, which is set for release September 7 via Deutsche Grammophon. Joep Beving released his first single “Hanging D—Cello O...

Roscoe & Etta Self-Titled Debut Out September 7 + Premieres First Single BROKEN HEADL Photo Roscoe & Etta Self-Titled Debut Out September 7 + Premieres First Single BROKEN HEADLIGHTS
by Macon Prickett - June 15, 2018

Named for their cranky old guitars, Los Angeles-based duo Roscoe & Etta – singer/songwriters Maia Sharp and Anna Schulze – will release their self-titled debut September 7. BuzzBands.LA premiered the first single, “Broken Headlights,” and notes “…their voices feel right as rain—the kind that 'clears...

BrooklynVegan Unleashes Quiet Slang's Debut Album Stream + FUTURE MIXTAPE FOR THE ART Photo BrooklynVegan Unleashes Quiet Slang's Debut Album Stream + FUTURE MIXTAPE FOR THE ART KIDS Video
by Macon Prickett - May 17, 2018

James Alex of Philadelphia's fiery punk project Beach Slang has revealed the newQuiet Slang “Future Mixtape for The Art Kids' video. For those whose interest has been piqued by the single, the debut Quiet Slang full-length album, Everything Matters But No One Is Listening, is streaming a day ahead o...

Brandi Carlile Nominated for Three Americana Awards Photo Brandi Carlile Nominated for Three Americana Awards
by Macon Prickett - May 16, 2018

Brandi Carlile is nominated for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (for By The Way, I Forgive You) and Song of the Year (for “The Joke”) at the 2018 Americana Music Association Honors & Awards. The annual awards show will take place on September 12at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium....












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