Mark Sebastian – A Trick of the Light To older music enthusiasts, the Sebastian name is often associated with that guy from The Lovin’ Spoonful, John Sebastian, who also added the wail of a classic harmonica on the hit Doors song “Roadhouse Blues.” But this effort is John’s younger brother Mark, who does have a […]
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Vi Wickam – The Thanksgiving Album The songs in this set not only have a recipe for a seasonal appetite but also ingredients such as soul, humor & love. Colorado-based Vi Wickam (a champion fiddler) decorates his showcase with genre-bending music through swipes of bluegrass, swing, roots, & folk. These 9 festive-based soundtrack tunes blend […]
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Perfection. This week, Cody Johnson announced that he would (finally) be releasing his official studio cover of “Travelin’ Soldier,” which fans have been begging him to do for years at this point. And it’s finally here… You’ve probably seen the mega viral video of Cody’s acoustic performance of the song, which first went viral back in June of 2020 during the height of the pandemic when CoJo did a live stream with his backing band. He eventually release an acoustic cover on […]
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Jammy Man Tunes This is the Colorado ensemble’s 4th LP, comprised of 2 brothers with birthnames so boring they switched to Tumbly Tumbler (fiddle/pedal steel/harmonica/electric guitar/dobro/harmony/lead vocal) & Jammy Man (guitars/lead & harmony vocals). The whoppingly heavy 17-song rock, blues, & country-inspired package Tunes (Dropped Oct 31/Independent/74:31) was produced with a “hippie” touch by Paul […]
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Mike Bourne Band – Kansas City O’clock This album’s songs are shaped from a blues that comes from another kind of clay. Kansas City is not deep South blues; it threads its coat from a Big Band fabric, with jazz, rhythm & blues, jump blues & ‘50s rock ‘n’ roll without a chaser. The inspired […]
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Mark Cameron – Blues Factory This is Minnesota-bluesman Mark Cameron’s 9th album & unlike many blues efforts, his is made from an unpredictable seed. Mark does mix up his blues tradition with some rowdy rock ‘n’ roll flavors, a shuffle, musical romps, & instead of popping the blues as an entertainment balloon, he goes for […]
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Samuel Wilbur – Ivory Tower This artist’s a topical troubadour tackling topics of concern, some controversial, & keeping an eye focused on modern-day America. 13 tracks may not all fly with everyone, but are worth hearing, nonetheless. The effort is well-recorded & sincere. Fortunately, he doesn’t go too radical. Is everything going to appeal to […]
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Bluesy country rock band Ghost Hounds joined us bright and early at Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge in Madison, TN during AMERICANAFEST 2025 to share two songs from their current record Almost Home.
They went with a duo configuration for this No Depression Session, featuring frontman SAVNT and guitarist
Hold up, are y’all seeing what I’m seeing? The Red Clay Strays are one of the biggest bands in country music at the moment, and they sent the internet into a bit of a frenzy when they teased on social media that a “big announcement” would be coming this morning. Internet speculation ran its course, but plenty of fans were able to tell from the teaser what they were hinting at, and the Mobile, AL-based country rock outfit announced this […]
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