From a farm in Gauteng, South Africa, Arron Dean arrived in the USA to play his first love jazz in the Big Apple, before joining the New York punk scene and then falling in love with the Midwest and recording MLPS a personal melancholic collection of country-folk, inspired by missing his loved ones and "playing to empty rooms". Arron Dean – Minneapolis More at Reverbnation , Facebook and Twitter [...]
Every Wednesday, I feature a brief review of at least one album that has been submitted to me through the ReviewShine website. I have cleverly titled this recurring segment "ReviewShine Wednesday." Today marks a first for the ReviewShine Wednesday feature. This is the first time an artist has appeared for a second time in this space. I first featured The Honey Dewdrops back in March for their 2009 album If the Sun Will Shine . At that time, I compared the husband [...]
Suivant les traces de Gillian Welch et David Rawlings ou des regrettés everybodyfields, Kagey Parrish et Laura Wortman (mari et femme à la ville) signent sous le nom de The Honey Dewdrops un premier album alliant belles harmonies et guitares acoustiques. If The Sun Will Shine devrait plaire aux amateurs d'un folk ancré dans les traditions et plus largement à tous ceux qui savent être sensible à
First off, I want to apologize for the lack of posts over this past week. I've had a touch of something nasty since Thursday (still do really) and haven't really felt much like writing. I think I'm coming out of it, though. Hopefully things will get back to normal here soon. Starting today with this week's installment of ReviewShine Wednesday. Today, we'll look at two acts with their feet firmly planted in traditional music. First up are The Steel Wheels from Harrisonburg, Virginia. [...]
A helping of bluegrass relief at the Chomp and Stomp
Beat Surrender
A Fifty Cent Lighter & A Whiskey Buzz
There's Always Someone Cooler Than You
Crib Notes
The Corner Laughers “Poppy Seeds”
