Denver-based trio The Lumineers, a grass clippings favorite from Paste’s Best of What’s Next, hit NYC this week with two shows last night, one at Rockwood and another at the Mercury Lounge. The band, which released […]
Tag: daytrotter
free grass: Blitzen Trapper’s Daytrotter Session
Portland-based indie-folk sextet Blitzen Trapper has been pushing their new single “Tree” for awhile. The first couple of times I listened to it I felt like it was a bit too Peter, Paul and Mary […]
Orchestral Folk is Lost In The Trees
Over the weekend I was checking out some of the latest NPR Tiny Desk concerts. I found an amazing one from Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain and then I came across this week’s […]
the backstory: Langhorne Slim on Be Set Free
Pennsylvania’s Langhorne Slim is both driving music and great songwriting. His favorite, “Worries,” is one of my favorites, but I never really ever checked out his latest album. Be Set Free was released in the […]
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