Tag: Americana

Rita Coolidge Is ‘Safe In The Arms Of Time’ With New Album And Speaks To EP

April 8, 2018

On May 4th of this year there is something special happening, and it isn’t Star Wars Day, although what happens may very well leave you with a real feeling that the force just may be with you. Music legend Rita Coolidge will release her first album for ten years. Her 18th studio album will be released by Blue Elan Records and has the two time Grammy winner combining her incredible song writing talents and voice with those of Graham Nash, Chris Stapleton, Stan Lynch, and Keb’Mo’ to name a few.

Free Willy – ‘Remember the Alamo’

January 16, 2018

‘Remember The Alamo’, the new album from Free Willy, is a collection of twelve tracks in Americana, alt country, and bluegrass styles. The quartet hails from Crockett, Texas, and comprises WB Jones on lead vocals and rhythm guitar; Jim Taylor on bass and backing vocals; Spence Peppard on lead guitar, drums, and backing vocals, as well as lead vocals on ‘American Medley’; Kevin Carter on fiddle and mandolin, and Steve DeVries on banjo and harmonica.

Radiator King – ‘The Guns You Pawned’

October 28, 2017

Radiator King, aka Adam Silvestri, was created in 2011 when Adam was just starting out in hardcore punk. Hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, but now based in Brooklyn, Silvestri watched how legendary underground artists such Bane and Have Heart altered the way people thought throught their music. Radiator King does the same thing with his own music, although he’s now graduated from punk to Americana – bringing a whole new sonic approach to the table with the table, with his track, ‘The Guns You Pawned’.

Review: Nahko – ‘My Name Is Bear’

October 19, 2017

Nahko is best known as the front man for the world music collective, Medicine For The People. His first solo work, ‘My Name Is Bear’ is in essence a prequel to his work with the People, and comprises 16 tracks of music and “interludes”, mostly written between the ages of 18 and 21, with some a little later. The interludes are actual unedited tape recordings of his raw thoughts. The end result is a pleasing insight into the mind of a very thoughtful and wise man.