Matthew Sweet Suffers ‘Debilitating’ Stroke, GoFundMe Launched to Help With Recovery

  The musician’s manager said that Sweet will not be performing in the “foreseeable future” By Charisma Madarang for Rolling Stone Magazine Matthew Sweet, the veteran alt-rock singer-songwriter behind Nineties hit singles “Girlfriend” and “I’ve Been Waiting,” has suffered a stroke. His longtime manager, Russell Carter, confirmed the news in a statement to Rolling Stone on Tuesday, and said […]

Matthew Sweet Suffers ‘Debilitating’ Stroke, GoFundMe Launched to Help With Recovery Read More »

Indigo Girls to help Austin City Limits celebrate 50 years during a night of music luminaries

The trailblazing live music series Austin City Limits (ACL) announces Austin City Limits Celebrates 50 Years, a night that’s a half-century in the making.  Music luminaries and some of the brightest stars in the show’s five-decade history will return to the fabled ACL stage on Thursday, November 21st for this milestone anniversary. The celebration will feature one-of-a-kind music performances with

Indigo Girls to help Austin City Limits celebrate 50 years during a night of music luminaries Read More »

Twisted Pine’s Kathleen Parks talks with Basic Folk on the Bluegrass Situation

Hot off the heels of Twisted Pine’s latest release, Love Your Mind, Kathleen Parks is here to dig into her uncelebrated polka origins. Daughter of renowned trumpetist Eric Parks, the younger Parks grew up in New York’s Hudson Valley in a very creative family (her mother was also a dancer and the one who made Kathleen practice all

Twisted Pine’s Kathleen Parks talks with Basic Folk on the Bluegrass Situation Read More »

THEM COULEE BOYS

Folk rockers Them Coulee Boys announce their 5th album

The Eau Claire, WI folk rockers reunite with Grammy-winning producer Brian Joseph for their fifth album, NO FUN IN THE CHRYSALIS, Out February 28 on Some Fun RecordsWatch THEM COULEE BOYS’ album teaser for NO FUN IN THE CHRYSALIS HERE October 31, Eau Claire, WI: Them Coulee Boys upcoming release, No Fun In The Chrysalis, finds the Wisconsin folk rock artists

Folk rockers Them Coulee Boys announce their 5th album Read More »

Yarn talks about Positive Reinforcement with Jambands.com

Since late 2006, Blake Christiana has led Yarn through a fertile soundscape that plowed through acoustic and electric roots-based music. Then about two years ago, to reboot his creative self, Christiana booked a weekend of shows that featured new material, songs never used by Yarn and onstage collaborations. It resulted in his first ever live recording, Live at

Yarn talks about Positive Reinforcement with Jambands.com Read More »

Kelley Mickwee

Trishas co-founder / Shinyribs Soul Sister Kelley Mickwee taps into her Memphis roots with new album

It’s been a 10-year wait, but Kelley Mickwee’s soulful new single, “Force Of Nature,” is premiering today at Glide Magazine. It’s the first release from Everything Beautiful, her first solo album in a decade and was co-written with Owen Temple and features David Jimenez on guitar. “I enlisted an amazing cast of characters, from Pumas to Gary

Trishas co-founder / Shinyribs Soul Sister Kelley Mickwee taps into her Memphis roots with new album Read More »

HeavyDrunk and Watermelon Slim Premiere New Single from Upcoming Album

Blues artists HeavyDrunk and Watermelon Slim are combining forces for a UK tour and a new record, Bluesland Theme Park, to be released in 2025. HeavyDrunk and Watermelon Slim each have quite a repertoire individually (26 albums between the two), so it’s intriguing to think about how their styles will blend together on their first joint effort. The duo’s first single, “Watermelon

HeavyDrunk and Watermelon Slim Premiere New Single from Upcoming Album Read More »

CURVE: Indigo Summer—Talking Religion, Addiction and Music with the Indigo Girls

With 40 years of making music as the iconic folk-rock band Indigo Girls, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have also made their mark as dedicated activists, feminists, and out lesbians. Ever since “Closer to Fine” in 1989, the Indigo Girls have been on queer women’s playlists, as well as in Deneuve and Curve regularly. By

CURVE: Indigo Summer—Talking Religion, Addiction and Music with the Indigo Girls Read More »

Scroll to Top