6am Repeat is a recurring feature here at Folk Hive in which we stream the latest track that plays incessantly in the earbuds when we awake at that hour and imbibe massive amounts of coffee and cigarettes in preparation for the advancing day. Consider it your jam of the day — a sweet, sweet gift from me to you. I love you, dude. Released yesterday, Big Snow Big Thaw 's S/T debut had previously sat on my list of anticipated releases since...oh, this time last year. No big [...]
Words by Brendan and Jim We're so goddamn lucky to live in a city that's boiling over with good local music. It's crazy. And we're only talking about the indie music scene, which means there's even more genres of local music out there for your listening pleasure. Crazy, amiright? 2011 was an intense year for local releases, as you're about to see. It seemed like every other weekend there was a CD Release going down at Brillbox or Club Cafe or The Shop. We tried to get to as many as possible, we swear! [...]
Words by Brendan. Pittsburgh photo courtesy of Hugh Twyman Summer concert season is getting underway, and this weekend is perfect evidence of that. There are plenty of options and we're sure you'll find a show you'll want to see. You might even find too many! Stream some songs right here and read up on the bands hitting stages all over town in the next few days. And wish that you had a teleporter and a time machine to make it to all of them. Nik [...]
i've been wanting to post big snow big thaw for a while now...as some people know, the blog hasn't been the biggest priority lately. but today in chicago, the temp has hit the mid 70s for the first time after a long, long winter, and i've decided to pay no attention whatsoever to my real life responsibilities. with winter turning to spring, i couldn't pass up the opportunity to post some killer music by a band called big snow big thaw... david meyer, jim sabol and justin andrew have two little americana EPs sitting over at [...]
Words from Brendan Sullivan The Club Cafe and I have an interesting history. It was one of the first places I went to for a concert in Pittsburgh, to see Tapes 'n Tapes and Br'er Fox back in the summer of 2008. About a year later, I went to see Irony City perform some improv comedy, and another year and a half or so later, I went to this folk-rock show. I'm not sure why I've been there so infrequently in my time living here, but I think it's cool [...]
Here's a song you can't listen to just once. It is magnetic in its ability to pull you in to the heart of the song where you'll inexplicably find yourself stomping or clapping along with a vigor and zeal you probably didn't know you had. Frankly, I've listened to this song so many times that I've lost my ability to articulate my thoughts because all what I'm really dying to say is that I love this song. Big Snow Big Thaw - Damn Allegheny Big Snow Big Thaw is a [...]
I'm pulling the thin white curtains next to my desk back. They are remnants from summer: they do absolutely nothing to keep the cold wind from streaming through our old and fragile windows but Lord, if there is sunlight they let it in and for that reason, I will not pull them down and replace with drapes as I should. Outside that window pane is what the weatherman calls a 'wintry mix'. Sleet and snow. Approaching is a thundersnow. All this is slightly depressing. Yes, there is a snow day and yes, we will be warm inside with [...]
[ Editor: So we know this is bit late, but end of year lists and such took precedence. Apologies to all parties involved, but the show was great and so is the review. Enjoy! ] Words by Brendan Sullivan It's nice to see the people of the Pittsburgh music community come together for a night of good music, drinks and fun. Dandelion Snow and Justin Andrew have played around town many times, but the guys [...]
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