
Traces is the new album by former eastmountainsouth singer-songwriter Peter Bradley Adams . Written and recorded within six months of his previous release leavetaking , the new disc follows through on Peter's pretty blend of languid folk and dusky Americana. The songs on Traces flow seamlessly and beautifully together. So much so that it's difficult to pick a stand out, but if I had to it would be the gentle ballad "For You." Also of note are the slightly darker, [...]

Angel Snow: Meet Me In The Morning [ purchase ] Chris Smither: Visions of Johanna [ purchase ] Vic Chesnutt : Buckets of Rain [ purchase ] Ramblin' Jack Elliott: Don't Think Twice, It's Alright [ purchase ] I'm a relative newcomer to Bob Dylan fandom, having grown up [...]

Thursday feels like the real first day of the festival, which is no surprise really, considering the fact that there are fifteen different showcases for you to choose from, or hop in between. Yes, FIFTEEN. It's enough to make your head spin, which is one of the main reasons I decided to do these showcase-by-showcase preview posts in the first place. This is going to be a night of tough decisions no matter what your tastes in music veer towards - you've got several different brands of rock and singer-songwriter stuff to choose from. [...]

simply because we haven't done a covers post in some time, and because the clair and cher songs have been repeating 'round here recently, and because the new frontiers ' version of gillian welch's excellent "look at miss ohio" turned up in our box the other day, we decided that these six recordings, all of which we enjoy - if for distinct reasons - and think you will too, should be hoarded no longer. clair - outta me (bikini kills) [...]

In order for me to cover a song, the melody must strike me as well thought out. I can't just relate to the song personally, it must also involve the artist's emotional detail. I tend to crave a genuine credibility from an artist's voice and lyrics –- songs in which I believe every word. If I'm able to put myself in the situation of a song and play the part, then I know it's for real and I want to share it with others. -- Angel Snow, singer-songwriter [...]