The Silos, the still-kicking band Walter Salas-Humara co-founded in New York’s post-punk ‘80s scene played Alt-Rock, Alt-Country, and Americana before any critics coined those terms. They were named Best New Artist in the 1987 Rolling Stone Critics Poll. Throughout Salas-Humara’s career his voice has remained textured like a walnut; meanwhile, his narratives focus not on…

The Special Consensus is a bluegrass band that has achieved a contemporary sound in their four decades of performing, making their music a modern classic. Band leader and founder Greg Cahill is a recipient of the prestigious Distinguished Achievement Award from the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) and was inducted into the Society for the…

This is one for the more musically adventurous...like if Frank Zappa played acoustic music.  But look at what his fellow musicians have to say: “Stash and his band have really broken musical boundaries by doing things that just don't seem possible on acoustic instruments.” – Billy Strings  “A brilliant and Free-thinking Mind” - Chris Eldridge…

If you want to say you say her before she got BIG - this is your chance! Summer Dean makes music rooted in Telecaster twang, southern storytelling, and the rugged resilience of the American West, it’s the sound of a lifelong Texan whose songs evoke her tough, independent spirit. Her full-length debut album Bad Romantic struts out…

NOTE:  Grant Gordy tested positive for COVID just prior to the start of the tour, so out of an abundance of caution, he has opted to stay home.  However, Jacob has found another amazing guitarist to perform onn this tour.  SEE BELOW. This one is gonna be special.  If we're being honest, this is the…

It's a well known fact that we LOVE Seth Walker.  He's coming back with a HOT new record and a HOT new band.  And we couldn't be happier. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knthwZWX-Yk&t=102s&ab_channel=SethWalker  

Fellow Pynins is a Portland, Oregon based award winning contemporary folk duo with a keen and bucolic sense of vocal harmony and song craft anchored in the balladry tradition. The duo consists of Dani Aubert (claw-hammer banjo, bouzouki) and solo artist Ian George (guitar, mandolin).  They are songwriters, collectors, and interpreters. Since 2016 the duo…

To ask how Laurie Lewis’s music is relevant in this day and age, in the broader folk, Americana, and bluegrass scenes as a whole, would be similar to asking how a brick in a home’s foundation is relevant to its structure. Her influence, her reach and her artistic intent are quiet stalwarts on which so…

A powerfully gifted musician and a scholar of Black American music, Jake Blount speaks ardently about the African roots of the banjo and the subtle, yet profound ways African Americans have shaped and defined the amorphous categories of roots music and Americana. His 2020 album Spider Tales (named one of the year’s best albums by…

Trying to pin down Stephanie Schneiderman to any one genre, talent or discipline is next to impossible. One thing is clear - whether pursuing her prolific work as a solo artist, playing drums for all star roots pop act Swan Sovereign (Dirty Martini), producing, acting, or giving back, Schneiderman is hands down one of the…

Nominated for ROAD WARRIOR in 2022 & winners of FIVE Independent Blues Awards in 2021 (including “Artist of the Year” - Cathy Lemons, “Song of the Year” Godless Land“), The Lucky Losers are San Francisco’s finest male/female duet fronted 5-piece band — a throwback to the hybrid of soul, blues, rock, gospel, and country that…

Weaving together modern and traditional styles of bluegrass and americana, Never Come Down is a Portland, Oregon based 5-piece composed of Joe Suskind (guitar), Crystal Lariza (vocals), Brian Alley (banjo), Kaden Hurst (mandolin), and Ben Ticknor (bass). Their dedication to thoughtful songwriting and dynamic arrangements highlight polished technical skills and a commitment to listening to…