Born and raised in the blue-collar Mississippi River town of Burlington, Iowa in 1951, Robert Franklin “Bo” Ramsey is perhaps best known for his collaboration/friendship with revered folksinger Greg Brown. Ramsey has played guitar on nine of Brown’s discs, and produced/co-produced… (Read More)
The songs of Bonnie Hayes have always been extraordinary, from “Shelly’s Boyfriend”, the post-punk badgirl anthem that put her on the map to the authentic passion of “Have A Heart” and “Love Letter,” which restored Bonnie Raitt to superstardom with the… (Read More)
Brandi Carlile New Date Information The rescheduled date for the canceled show on 3/13 is * Thursday, June 24th Doors 8pm, Show 9pm Price: $32 21+show * All initialed vouchers or unused/un-torn tickets are good for this show and DO… (Read More)
Bruce Cockburn – Slice O Life The best live albums create the illusion of being there, witnessing an artist in a memorable performance. Bruce Cockburn has recorded three previous live recordings: „Circles in the Stream’ (1977), „Live’ (1990) and „You Pay… (Read More)
Pure, guileless rock abandon. Chuck Prophet is in the middle of his European tour dates in support of his amazing new album “Let Freedom Ring” which is out now on Cooking Vinyl and a few copies are available here to order… (Read More)
Country Joe and the Fish came about as part political device, part necessity, and part entertainment. In the Fall of 1965, the remnants of the FSM (Free Speech Movement) on the Berkeley Campus were organizing a series of demonstrations against the… (Read More)
For twenty years, Eric Lowen and Dan Navarro have written, recorded and toured for a growing national audience. Their nine CDs showcase self-penned songs of experience, colored by supple acoustic-based arrangements centered around their intertwined voices. Songwriters of notable cachet, their… (Read More)
DAVE BARNES “What does it say if you’ve got nothing to say?” – Dave Barnes, from “Chameleon,” What We Want, What We Get To see the world through the eyes of Dave Barnes, first look out his bedroom window. Not the… (Read More)
Dave Rawlings Machine Acony Records is proud to announce the November 17 release of the Dave Rawlings Machine record, A Friend Of A Friend. The album features members of Old Crow Medicine Show, Benmont Tench from the Heartbreakers, Karl Himmel, Nate… (Read More)
‘Open Hand’ – The Who, What, Where, When: David Wilcox’s ‘Open Hand’ was recorded in 7 days from start to finish in December 2008 on 2 inch 16 track analog tape. No computer tricks were used, all of the songs on… (Read More)
The daughter of successful songwriter Terry Gilkyson, Eliza is a third generation musician who grew up in Los Angeles knowing that her life would revolve around music. "I got into it for all the wrong reasons, more as a survival tool… (Read More)
“All of our hearts have been worn by someone else. Strapped to their sleeves, they’re just tempting the thieves, Till the right heartbreaker makes you believe.” -Elliot Randall, “Take The Fall” Twenty seven year old country-rock troubadour Elliot Randall is an… (Read More)
Born and raised in Atlanta Georgia, Fiver Brown brings a unique combination of soul and songwriting to the Bay Area. With his mighty band he sets feets to stomping all around California with his impressive writing and deep blues voice. He… (Read More)
Take a pinch of the shuttered French Quarter, a dash of shack distilled brew, mix it with the alleyways of Les Halles, throw in equal measures of wrong side of the tracks bars and whisky driven night sweats. Fire it up… (Read More)
Gillian was born in New York City in 1967, and was adopted the same day. When she was four years old, her family moved to Los Angeles, where she would grow up. By the time she was seven years old, Gillian… (Read More)
The Green String Farm Band makes pesticide free music. No overdubs, no edits, RAW. Our belief is that the creation of music, like conventional farming, has become overproduced, poisoned by technological processes and ignores where we have come from. Sustainable… (Read More)
Grievous Angel: The Legend of Gram Parsons is a musical play about the original cosmic cowboy, who lived fast, died young and left a charred corpse. The creative force behind some of the most important recordings of the late ’60s and… (Read More)
One of the most celebrated country-folk performers of her day, singer/songwriter Iris Dement was born on January 5, 1961, in rural Paragould, AR, the youngest of 14 children. At the age of three, her devoutly religious family moved to California, where… (Read More)
Discovered at an open mic when Dig Music’s owner happened to be there, singer/songwriter Jackie Greene is a captivating performer that works well in simple, sparse environments. Signing to the label almost immediately, the California native worked countless clubs and bars… (Read More)
A journeyman guitarist, singer, and songwriter, Jason Wilber has traveled the world as lead guitar player for artists like John Prine, Greg Brown, Iris DeMent, Todd Snider, and Hal Ketchum. In the insightful and sometimes humorous songs featured on… (Read More)
Jerry Jeff Walker is best known as the writer of “Mr. Bojangles,” an enduring pop classic he wrote at the beginning of his career after meeting a street singer named Bojangles in a New Orleans drunk tank. He’s also strongly associated… (Read More)
What they’re saying about Jesse DeNatale: Now it seems that all of the best ones have been driven underground. If there is a leak in the boiler room, it is the music of Jesse DeNatale, a unique and original American voice… (Read More)
JL Stiles is a unique animal who for the first time is merging two totally different fields of truth-seeking: Ragtime blues and higher mathematics. Both of these disparate strands filtered through a lifetime on the run, searching for a universal truth… (Read More)
Joan Osborne has reunited with producer/writers Rick Chertoff, Rob Hyman, and Eric Bazilian on her new album ‘Little Wild One,’ scheduled for a September 9 release on her own Womanly Hips label in partnership with Plum Records. The team last worked… (Read More)
Jonathan Richman has been writing songs, making records and performing live for most of his life, winning fans and making friends around the world with his guileless honesty and playfully catchy compositions. He’s revered by countless fellow artists, and has built… (Read More)
Espionage, particularly the idea of living a double life, was the basis for Kaki King’s brand-new, stunning album Junior. And like a tantalizing spy novel that’s full of surprises, Junior delivers twists-and-turns: lyrically from exuberance and anger to heartbreaking melancholy; and… (Read More)
HIGH WIDE & HANDSOME – THE CHARLIE POOLE PROJECT THECHARLIEPOOLEPROJECT.COM PROPER RECORDS Loudon Wainwright III revisits the life, times, and recorded legacy of legendary singer and banjo picker Charlie Poole (1892-1931). Loudon Wainwright III’s new GRAMMY nominated (Best Traditional Folk Album… (Read More)
Singer/songwriters Nicole Sutton and Mark McGee formed Luvplanet in 2001. The band’s third and newest release “Lucky One” marks the latest chapter of the band’s powerful and inspiring melodic rock music. Luvplanet draws from their broad range of musical influences, blending… (Read More)
Inveterate storyteller Paul Thorn credits his gift of gab to being the son of a Pentecostal preacher. "You get to know how to get along with almost everybody. You just have to sit down and start getting to know one another…. (Read More)
The position that Foster enjoys in the country music landscape is remarkable. Mainstream country music and independent Americana tend to occupy separate orbits. Yet for 24 years Foster has thrived in both as a songwriter, recording artist, live performer and producer… (Read More)