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Marcus King “Honky Tonk Hell” – an anthem for sobriety

May 30, 2025 Ed Donnelly 0
Marcus King raises a little ‘Honky Tonk Hell’ on his new single. The fiery guitar player returns with a track that echoes Jerry Reed and JJ Cale.  Stax-style horns punctuate the choruses, and a smouldering dobro […]
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Listen: Ryan Wayne “Lion in the Walls” – reflecting on addiction and loss

May 29, 2025 Ed Donnelly 0
Sombre and elegant, Ryan Wayne paints a picture on ‘Lion in the Walls’ from his new album “Functioning Dysfunctionals”. This is the second full-length from the Canadian singer-songwriter following his 2023 debut “Crow Amongst the Sparrows“. […]
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The Gated Community “Hand in the Air” – Listen

May 28, 2025 Ed Donnelly 0
Midwest sounds from the Twin Cities, The Gated Community, deliver their new single ‘Hand in the Air’.  Sumanth “Sonny” Gopinath leads the band through this mid-tempo rumination with Rosie Harris on lead vocals. This is the […]
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Autumn Hollow “Say No More” – Listen

May 27, 2025 Ed Donnelly 0
‘Say No More’ is the title track of Autumn Hollow’s second full-length album. The Boston-based band recorded all ten tracks at Medford’s Soul Shop with producer Elio DeLuca. With frontman Brendan Murphy on vocals, Mike Burke […]
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Suzie Ungerleider “Juniper” – Happy Anniversary

May 23, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
There’s an unrestrained romantic air to the latest single from Canada’s Suzie Ungerleider – and it’s no surprise since the tambourine and shimmering 12-string electric guitar-filled song which evokes a first meeting, country drives and the […]

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The Pintos “Studio Rain” – trapped within the walls

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If you liked them as Matt Paxton & The Pintos (and we did) then you are going to like the now snappier and more collegiately titled The Pintos.  Matt Paxton is still there, singing, playing guitar […]
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Video Premiere: Matt Pless “Comin’ Through the Rye”

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Check out the new single from folk-punk songwriter Matt Pless. Comin’ Through the Rye, recorded at Sun Studios in Memphis, burns brightly, full of dynamic energy that is matched by the vibrant sequence of images in […]
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Well that’s it for this week dear reader. Don’t forget to get your tickets for our 25 year anniversary event if you haven’t yet – all the details are here. It’d be remiss of us to […]

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Interview: Greg Loftus – As both musician and carpenter, he would like to knock on wood

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Greg Loftus comes from the town of Bourne, not far from the bridge that connects Massachusetts to Cape Cod. It is there that he practices woodworking, operates a club in nearby Falmouth and makes rock music […]
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Interview: Ben Vaughn on being true to yourself and the joys of recording an album in your car

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To say Ben Vaughn has had an eclectic musical career would be a gross understatement. He grew up in the Philadelphia area, and his journey into music began when a kind uncle gave him a Duane […]
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Interview: Beau Jennings – In Tribute to Will Rogers and the Verdigris

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If History was your favourite class in school, raise your digital hand. Only two? Come on, the subject is not that dull. Now pay attention. Today, we are going to learn about a river called the […]

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