King Corduroy has played alongside Ed Helms and Dierks Bentley at Bonnaroo and was featured in Tanya Tucker’s “Hard Luck” music video. McMahan takes his talents to new impressive levels on Avalon Ave., available August 16.
Written in the wake of a life-threatening brain operation, singer-songwriter Andrew Leahey’s sophomore album, Airwaves, channels raw emotion into deep and honest storytelling.
A follow-up to his debut album, Skyline in Central Time, Airwaves gives fans more genre-blending, depth, and, of course, rock ’n’ roll.
Jenny Pagliaro and Angela Petrilli are Roses & Cigarettes, a duo whose band name was inspired by the Ray LaMontagne song of the same name. They combine roots, rock, country, and pop to generate an eclectic Americana blend.
Their new album, Echoes and Silence, was released in the midst of Pagliaro’s battle with breast cancer and takes her fight to the forefront with album highlights “Fast As I Can” and “Whispers in the Wind.”
Soulful singer-songwriter Michael McArthur finds a ray of hope in the darkest of times with his forthcoming LP, Ever Green, Ever Rain.
Due out January 25, the new record shows an entrancing new side of the artist. With his emotionally confessional ballads, cinematic sounds, and hushed intimacy, he achieves and conveys a sort of state of grace, most evident perhaps on the song “Elaine”
Harmony-driven folk trio the Deep Hollow are set to release their sophomore album, Weary Traveler, on November 9. In the meantime, we’ve got an exclusive first listen.
Based out of Springfield, Illinois, and composed of Micah Walk, Elizabeth Eckert, and Dave Littrell, the Deep Hollow blend classic Midwestern Americana vibes with traditional folk energy. Think stripped-down guitar-playing, three-part harmonies, and award-winning songwriting.
“Weary Traveler is only the second record for the Deep Hollow, but the three of us have been making music as solo acts or in other projects for many years,” Walk says. “Liz has been singing since she was very young and grew up doing community theater. She’s recorded some solo material and made it to Hollywood on American Idol some years back. Dave has had a few projects over the years but mainly a progressive rock band called the Station that has toured pretty extensively. I have a band that plays my songs and often perform as a solo act. With the Deep Hollow only being a few years old, it is by far the youngest project for any of us. But it had such immediate magic — we all knew right away that it was something special.”
Coming from slightly different musical backgrounds, the bandmates all bring a little something different to the Deep Hollow.
“You might not think that a prog-rocker, a folky songwriter, and a show singer would make a good trio, but it really works,” Walk says. “Dave’s slide and electric guitar work really add to the Americana vibe, and Liz has such a great voice — she’s really the one that makes the three-part harmony sound so nice.”…..READ MORE
These days it can be tough to find a group that maintains a steady balance between traditional and modern country. But Nick Dittmeier & the Sawdusters do just that, putting out Southern rock storytelling songs wrapped in true twang picking and strumming and tight, hoedowny harmonies.
Hailing from Indiana, Nick Dittmeier & the Sawdusters have become a fixture on the Midwest Americana scene, winning fans since the release of their first EP, Extra Better, in 2014.
Now the group — composed of lead singer Nick Dittmeier, guitarist JP Payton, bassist Rev. Bob Rutherford, and drummer Mark Wayne Minnick — are set to release All Damn Day. Available on October 26, the album is a collection of deeply introspective tracks that shine with compelling storytelling.
“We never really stopped touring after the release of our last record, so any writing or recording that was done butted up against playing shows and constantly moving. But that was a good thing,” says Dittmeier. “JP Payton, our guitar player, and I usually had our acoustic guitars on tour with us and whenever we had time we were working out guitar parts or songs forms. So while we didn’t have large blocks of time for writing, we had little bursts of creativity, which was really helpful. And because we were on a time constraint, we were forced to walk away from the work. So we made notes either in notebooks or just on our phones that we could go back and reference when we had time to work through ideas…….READ MORE