Last year, a Berklee College of Music student by the name of Evan Chapman created The Loft Sessions – a stellar YouTube series that pairs emerging musicians with a massive world-class backing orchestra, choir and […]
Month: May 2014
Newport Preview at Bob Boilen’s Tiny Desk
The Newport Folk Festival is less than two months away. The entire festival is sold out. There have been a number of evening events announced – most of which are also sold out. Most of […]
Brooklyn Indie Artists Cover the 90s on New Mason Jar Music Compilation
On Thursday, our friends at Mason Jar Music released the soundtrack to your Memorial Day weekend. For the third year in a row, the Brooklyn-based music collective’s co-founders, Dan Knobler & Jon Seale, released a […]
THIS WEEKEND: The Deadly Gentlemen, Sarah Jarosz and Andy Statman Trio Hit Brooklyn, Boston and Concert Window
Earlier this year, I caught the first ever Deadly Gentleman’s Ball at the Sinclair in Cambridge, which was easily the most fun I had all winter. This weekend, the Gentleman are Ballin’ again with Balls […]
Joe Purdy Releases ‘Eagle Rock Fire’ for Free via NoiseTrade
Texan folker Joe Purdy has just dropped his new album on the interwebs for free. The ten-track album, Eagle Rock Fire, is available for a limited time for free via NoiseTrade prior to its official release later this […]
Brooklyn Rider Backs Béla Fleck at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival
The lineup at this summer’s Telluride Bluegrass Festival (June 19-22) is looking stellar with more heavy hitters than in recent years, including David Rawlings Machine (featuring Gillian Welch), Alison Krauss, Béla Fleck and the Colorado […]
Marty Stuart’s Last Portrait of Johnny Cash Now on Display at The Frist
Honky tonk country music star Marty Stuart, who is mostly known for his fantastic hair, has been shooting images of the people and places around him since the age of 13. On Friday, the man […]
Q&A: Jonah Tolchin on His New Album, ‘Clover Lane’
On July 1st, twenty-one year old folk and blues singer Jonah Tolchin will make his Yep Roc Records debut with Clover Lane – his fantastic sophomore album featuring an all-star backing band made up of John […]