“Keeping Nashville’s Honky Tonk Alive” Looks Into the Effort to Preserve...
Amid the rubble of what Nashville once was, lurking in the shadows of the condominium high rises and prefabricated mixed use block developments spanning across the city like a contagion, there is a...
View ArticleTHE FURIOUS SEASONS – “Now Residing Abroad” (Stone Garden SGN 688)
Out of the Los Angeles hills, The Furious Seasons is an acoustic trio, generally two guitarists with David Steinhardt (Pop Art, Smart Brown Handbag) the main composer and melancholy vocalist, Paul...
View ArticleGem Andrews – North (2018)
As with her previous release, 2016’s Vancouver, Gem Andrews includes a Kate & Anna McGarrigle song on her latest album North. Last time it was Anna’s Heart Like a Wheel, here it’s Kate’s Come a...
View ArticleThe Miller Tells Her Tale 671
Belleville Outfit: Warm Summer Evening (Wanderin',self-released)Western Centuries: Cloud of Woes (Songs From The Deluge,Free Dirt Records)Karen Jonas: Mr. Wonka (Butter,self-released)Caleb Caudle:...
View ArticleThe Miller Tells Her Tale 671
Belleville Outfit: Warm Summer Evening (Wanderin',self-released)Western Centuries: Cloud of Woes (Songs From The Deluge,Free Dirt Records)Karen Jonas: Mr. Wonka (Butter,self-released)Caleb Caudle:...
View ArticleJesse Dayton – The Outsider (2018)
He may not own a tee shirt saying “Been there, done that,” but Americana rocker Jesse Dayton has certainly earned the right to wear one. He has racked up an impressive resume over the decades, not just...
View ArticleDesolation Angel Radio June 10th, 2018
Desolation Angel Radio hit the air on Sunday night and the entire episode was devoted to The Great Blue Heron Festival here in Western New York, with an extensive interview with the founders and tracks...
View ArticleJunior Sisk – Brand New Shade of Blue (2018)
320 kbps | 85 MB | LINKS When Junior Sisk decides to take a step back and assess his musical direction, one must never question his motives again. Simply put, Brand New Shade Of Blue is the record...
View ArticleAlbum Review – Dierks Bentley’s “The Mountain”
Bentley's new record The Mountain is not some dramatic return to his bluegrass roots, and it's probably not even fair to call it rootsy aside from a few songs. But it is a return to Dierks Bentley...
View ArticleOvlov – Short Morgan
Northeastern fuzz-rockers Ovlov, recently announced their sophomore full-length, Tru, due out July 20th from Exploding In Sound Records. The band have shared, Short Morgan, a two-minute highlight from...
View ArticleMore From The Rareflowers
We have already shared Shake, a track from The Rareflowers self-titled debut EP. Now we have New Generation for your listening pleasure. It substitutes (a little) of the jangly guitars for an...
View ArticleSpiritualized Are Back
Space rock legends Spiritualized have announced news of their new studio album, And Nothing Hurt, due for release 7 September via Bella Union in the UK/Europe and Fat Possum in the US. The band have...
View Article923- NRBQ, Kat Edmonson, Lindsay Lou, The Matchsellers, and The Wooks
This episode of Mountain Stage with Larry Groce includes performances from NRBQ, Kat Edmonson, Lindsay Lou, The Matchsellers, and The Wooks. Recorded at The Culture Center in Charleston, WV. Plan a...
View Article923- NRBQ, Kat Edmonson, Lindsay Lou, The Matchsellers, and The Wooks
This episode of Mountain Stage with Larry Groce includes performances from NRBQ, Kat Edmonson, Lindsay Lou, The Matchsellers, and The Wooks. Recorded at The Culture Center in Charleston, WV. Plan a...
View ArticlePlaylist: Episode #743, June 10, 2018
This weekend marks the anniversary of the first two Static Roots Festivals hosted by longtime friend and supporter of this program, Mr. Festival Director Dietmar Leibecke. We called to wish him a happy...
View ArticleTRADITIONS playlist #18-23
Airing live on WFDU on Sunday June 10, 2018 from 3-6pm ET and rebroadcast at www.bluesandrootsradio.com on Saturday June 16 at 6:30pm ET and Tuesday June 19 at 10pm ET (Tune in to TRADITIONS every...
View ArticleKids’ Stuff & More Episode #18-24 | airing 06-13-18
The kids in my neighborhood have finally ended the school year (after making up quite a bit of time due to the winter weather). It’s the perfect time of the year for the family to gather around the old...
View ArticleSong Review – Mason Ramsey’s “Lovesick Blues” (Studio Version)
See, this is what they should have been doing with the Wal-Mart Yodeling Boy from the start, not sticking him in some studio with Joey Moi of Nickelback fame to record a song left on the cutting house...
View ArticleAlmost Destiny – The Road To Vancouver (2018)
320 kbps | 138 MB | LINKS A great listen throughout, combining vivid lyrics and blending of genres including rock, country and blues.
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