Kaia Kater: A New Voice For Our Troubled Times
It is stripped back and measured, but Kaia Kater has a lot to say.
Her new (and second) album Nine Pin (via Kingswood Records) delves into issues faced by African-Americans today and reflects on her own heritage duality. Born of African-Caribbean descent in Québec, she has deep ties both to
Let The Song In My Head Ring - Undercurrent by Sarah Jarosz
There’s something slightly unnerving about Sarah Jarosz, something a little spooky. I think I thought that her last album, Build Me Up From Bones, suffered from it; not because I object to spooky, but because I felt that ultimately the songs didn’t work quite hard enough to match
Artist Manager and Radio Promo Guy Brad Hunt is "Livin' The Life"
I've known Brad Hunt for many years and he always seems happy and usually has an amusing story to share. I always remember and love that he accepted an Americana Music Award for Sonny Landreth, walking to the podium in a T-shirt and shorts. That's total
Ron Brice Jumps Through Time at 3rd and Lindsley
Almost every Monday night, The Time Jumpers fill the hall to overflowing at Nashville's 3rd and Lindsley, but the next night you're just as likely to find Gary Clark, Jr., electrifying the crowd with his stinging blues guitar or the McCrary Sisters raising the roof with
The Mysterious Case of Gainesville, Florida
These days the University of Florida may be best known for its powerhouse football teams, with quarterbacks like Tim Tebow taking the spotlight both on the field and off. The town of Gainesville, once smack on the tourist trail of US 441 (where outside of town you could guzzle fresh
Nick Holmes - The Just Sunshine Years
Music has a way of recycling itself--- the good music does, anyway--- and it is no surprise to me that Nick Holmes, formerly of White Elephant, has re-entered my conscious life. He has never been out of it, actually, because the White Elephant album and his succeeding solo effort Soulful