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Leyla McCalla Shares Single 'Sun Without the Heat' From Upcoming Album
by Josh Sharpe - April 09, 2024 Ahead of its release this Friday, artist Leyla McCalla has just dropped the title track from her new album and fifth studio album Sun Without the Heat. Throughout the record's ten tracks, McCalla achieves a balance of heaviness and light with melodies and rhythms derived from various forms of Afro-d... 
Chatham County Line Confirm West Coast Tour Dates; 'Hiyo' Out Now
by Michael Major - February 28, 2024 Recorded at Asheville's Echo Mountain, the album was co-produced by Dave Wilson and Nashville-based Rachael Moore (Kacey Musgraves, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss), whom the band befriended during a stint serving as the backing band on the Showtime series George & Tammy, shot in Wilmington, NC.... 
Cavetown Releases New EP 'Little Vice'
by Michael Major - February 23, 2024 litte vice opens with recent single 'let them know they're on your mind,' a dense, ambitious composition that ultimately erupts into a dancey exploration of love and attraction. Other highlights include the gentle 'Obvious,' which captures the 25-year-old's self-contained sensibility, and 'Glacier M... 
Ordinary Elephant to Release Self-Titled Album Produced By Dirk Powell in May
by Michael Major - February 22, 2024 Ordinary Elephant (Crystal Hariu-Damore and Pete Damore) returns with their enthralling self-titled album. For Ordinary Elephant, the duo enlisted producer/multi-instrumentalist Dirk Powell (Joan Baez, Levon Helm), recording the album in Powell's studio in Beaux Bridge, Louisiana, on the banks of Ba... 
The Steel Wheels Release New LP 'Sideways'
by Michael Major - February 09, 2024 Virginia-based Americana pioneers The Steel Wheels have released new album Sideways via the band's own Big Ring Records. Produced by Sam Kassirer (Lake Street Dive, Langhorne Slim, Josh Ritter), Sideways is at once a meditation on the nonlinear nature of personal growth and a joyous celebration of l... 
Leyla McCalla Announces Joyful New Album 'Sun Without The Heat'
by Michael Major - January 30, 2024 Leyla McCalla possesses a stunning mastery of the cello, tenor banjo and guitar and, as a multilingual singer and songwriter, has risen to produce a distinctive sound that reflects the union of her roots and experience. She is announcing the new album 'Sun Without the Heat,' a record that is playful... 
Josh Abbott Band Releases New LP 'Somewhere Down The Road'
by Michael Major - January 26, 2024 Produced by Dwight A. Baker (Flatland Cavalry), the new album is their first full-length since 2020 and is the first featuring a newly reconfigured lineup. Sonically, thematically and lyrically, the album represents the very beginning of a new chapter for the long-running band.... 
Chatham County Line Share 'Way Down Yonder' & More Tour Dates Announced
by Michael Major - January 09, 2024 Raleigh, NC-based Chatham County Line share the third single, “Way Down Yonder,” from their highly anticipated tenth studio album, Hiyo. The track features guest appearances, including vocalist Maya de Vitry, fiddler John Mailander (Bruce Hornsby, Billy Strings) and drummer Jamie Dick (Watchhouse, R... 
Waxahatchee Announces New Album 'Tigers Blood' & Shares 'Right Back To It'
by Michael Major - January 09, 2024 Waxahatchee, the project of Alabama-born and Kansas City-based Katie Crutchfield, is returning with her most confidentt album to date. Her first on new label home ANTI-, Tigers Blood. Tigers Blood also finds Crutchfield folding new collaborators into her world, with performances on the album by MJ L... 
Greensky Bluegrass Announce 2024 Winter Tour Support Acts
by Michael Major - January 02, 2024 On the heels of a four-night Michigan run to ring in the New Year, Greensky Bluegrass has announced the support acts for their upcoming 2024 Winter Tour. On select dates the band will welcome Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel, Melt, Molly Tuttle (solo), The High Hawks, and Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country.... 
Kitchen Dwellers Share New Song 'Pendulum (V)' From Forthcoming Album 'Seven Devils'
by Michael Major - December 13, 2023 Bozeman, MT-based alt-Americana-tinged bluegrass outfit the Kitchen Dwellers are thrilled to share “Pendulum (V)” the second song to be released off the band's forthcoming studio album Seven Devils. “Pendulum (V)” follows November's release of the title track, “Seven Devils (Limbo)” which was accomp... 
Greensky Bluegrass Announce 2024 Winter Tour
by Michael Major - October 30, 2023 Greensky Bluegrass has announced the dates for their 2024 Winter Tour. Winter Tour will kick off on January 11 in Jacksonville, FL and includes shows at Boston’s MGM Music Hall at Fenway, two nights at Washington D.C.’s The Anthem, Chicago’s The Salt Shed, and two nights at Nashville’s Ryman Auditor... 
Greensky Bluegrass Announce 2023 NYE Run
by Michael Major - August 22, 2023 The band will make their return to Colorado’s Front Range for two shows each at the Dillon Amphitheater and Red Rocks Amphitheatre in September. Then in October and November, the band will continue touring the US, plus a stop in Mexico in early December for their annual Strings and Sol festival.... 
Video: Joan Osborne Releases Video For 'Great American Cities'
by Michael Major - August 15, 2023 Celebrated artist Joan Osborne is sharing the video for her compelling song “Great American Cities.” With an appreciation for major metropolitan centers, the video finds Osborne dancing in front of an American flag while highlighting the creativity, connectivity and joy found in our nation’s inspire... 
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway Confirm 'Next Rodeo' Headline Tour
by Michael Major - August 01, 2023 Molly Tuttle and her band, Golden Highway, will embark on their east coast “Next Rodeo” tour in November, with stops at New York City’s Brooklyn Made, Burlington’s Higher Ground Ballroom, Albany’s The Egg, Ardmore’s Ardmore Music Hall and Washington DC’s 9:30 Club, among others. ... 
Greensky Bluegrass Announces 2023 Fall Tour Dates
by Michael Major - July 24, 2023 Greensky Bluegrass has announced the dates for their 2023 fall tour. Fall tour will kick off on October 6 in Birmingham, AL and will continue through mid-November featuring special guests The Infamous Stringdusters and Lindsay Lou on select dates. Check out the full list of tour dates now!... 
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway Release New Song 'San Joaquin'
by Michael Major - June 29, 2023 “San Joaquin,” the latest song from GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Molly Tuttle and her band, Golden Highway, is out now. Watch a live performance video, filmed at Nashville’s Sound Emporium Studios now. Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!... 
MICKELSON Announces UK & Ireland Tour Dates For June/July
by Michael Major - May 24, 2023 Back in Europe with a brand new single to his name - MICKELSON - returns with “Jump Off The Earth” this Summer. The new single arrives ahead of a stretch of new shows across the UK + Ireland (listed below) and swiftly follows his warmly-received collaboration with XTC’s Colin Moulding, “Only Grey Ma... 
Greensky Bluegrass Share New Song 'Congratulations & Condolences'
by Michael Major - May 19, 2023 The song was co-written by Greensky’s Paul Hoffman (mandolin, vocals) and Joshua Davis (Steppin' In It, Shout Sister Shout). After Davis lost his father and received a son days apart, the timing of back-to-back congratulations and condolences provided striking context to the complexity of life and f... 
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway Return With New Album 'City of Gold' in July
by Michael Major - April 27, 2023 In addition to Tuttle (vocals, acoustic guitar), Douglas (dobro) and Golden Highway—Bronwyn Keith-Hynes (fiddle, harmony vocals), Dominick Leslie (mandolin), Shelby Means (bass, harmony vocals) and Kyle Tuttle (banjo, harmony vocals)—City of Gold also features special guest Dave Matthews on “Yosemit... 
Global Music Collective The Scooches Release New Single 'Stop This Climate Change' For Earth Day
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 21, 2023 Global music sensation The Scooches have released a vital new single entitled 'Stop This Climate Change,' a poetic and uplifting call to action fraught with cataclysmic imagery, yet infused with the desire for change.... 
Rachel Baiman Releases New Album 'Common Nation of Sorrow'
by Michael Major - March 31, 2023 Produced by Baiman, mixed by Tucker Martine (Neko Case, The Decemberists, First Aid Kit) and recorded at The Tractor Shed outside of Nashville, the album offers an assessment of the country’s current state, telling stories of American capitalism as well as the individual and communal devastation it ... 
The SteelDrivers Announce 2023 'Riding The Rails' Tour
by Michael Major - March 23, 2023 GRAMMY Award-winning bluegrass group The SteelDrivers is gearing up for a busy concert season with the announcement of the band's Riding The Rails tour. The 44-date tour trek kicks-off Friday, March 31 and will conclude on November 11.... 
Rachel Baiman Releases New Song 'Bad Debt'
by Michael Major - March 07, 2023 Acclaimed singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rachel Baiman’s new song, “Bad Debt,” is out now. “Bad Debt” is the third song unveiled from Baiman’s anticipated new album, Common Nation of Sorrow. Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!... 
Rufus Wainwright to Release 'Folkocracy' Album in June Featuring David Byrne, Nicole Scherzinger & More
by Michael Major - March 07, 2023 The 2x GRAMMY Award-nominated singer-songwriter will be joined by a spectacular collection of friends, family members, and other special guest artists that includes Brandi Carlile, John Legend, David Byrne, Sheryl Crow, Nicole Scherzinger, Chaka Khan, Andrew Bird, ANOHNI, Susanna Hoffs, Van Dyke Par... |
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