After sorting through a pile of micro cassette recordings he’d made over the last handful of years, Tony Ruland (The Lonely Forest) decided it was finally time to do something with them. He needed some […]
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Record Highlight — Mittenfields
Mittenfields‘ new album Optimists is out on vinyl now! Recorded and mixed by Eamonn Aiken at The Bastille, produced by Mittenfields & Eamonn Aiken, mastered by Harris Newman at Grey Market Mastering, and cover photo […]
Record Highlight — Nick Ferrio & His Feelings
Nick Ferrio is a Canadian songwriter working in country and folk music. His sophomore album, entitled Amongst the Coyotes and Birdsongs examines the ferociousness of love. Amongst the Coyotes and Birdsongs is a subtle, understated […]
Record Highlight — The Mons
You are probably wondering, “Who are these dudes and why are they bothering me?” If you know about Mexican Cheerleader, The Mashers, Lynyrd’s Innards, Apocalypse Hoboken, The Arrivals and countless other offshoots, chances are pretty […]
Record Highlight — Montevideo Blues
The one and only album by Dino & Montevideo Blues (Macondo GAM 551, 1972) deserves to be a serious contender as one of the most important, and as it happens, most grooving, records ever released […]
Record Highlight — Welshly Arms
Welshly Arms combines their love of blues with rhythm and soul & good ol’ rock and roll, to create a fresh throwback sound that represents their Midwestern roots. Comprised of Sam Getz (vocals/guitar), Brett Lindemann (keys/vocals), […]
Record Highlight — Chris Mills
Ten years ago, in the middle of freezing Chicago blizzard, Chris Mills got together with seventeen of the best musicians he could find to make his fourth album, The Wall to Wall Sessions. They recorded […]
Record Highlight — Camerado
An indie rock supergroup of sorts, Camerado’s origins go back nearly six years, when Undertow Music Collective co-founder Mark Ray began writing a new batch of songs after moving to Portland, Oregon from the midwest. […]
Record Highlight — Session Americana
Session Americana (Boston) is a rock band in a tea cup, or possibly a folk band in a whiskey bottle. This band/collective of talented musicians craft an musical experience unlike any other. On stage is […]
Record Highlight — Seafair
Since its beginning in late 2012, Seafair has been turning heads and confusing critics who want to place the sextet into a carefully constructed box. The thing is, with six musicians whose backgrounds range from […]