“My hope and my long term plan is to tour extensively and never let my feet touch the ground,” Jehsea Wells tells me of his grit-rock three-piece, Welles, who dropped their debut EP today under C3 Records. I think he’s got pretty good odds. Wells, who recently made the move from Ozark, AR to Nashville, TN,…
“The wheel ain’t broken. You don’t need to fix it, just trying to put some new rims on it.” At CMJ this year, the first band on my must-interview list was Saint Pé, the newest project formed by Black Lips alum and current Diamond Rugs guitarist/vocalist Ian Saint Pé. Backstory As a not-born-but-bred Georgian, I’ve…
Atlanta six-piece Quaildogs just released their first LP, The Getting Old Factory, back in September, but they’d already made a name for themselves prior to the release. The alt-country band has opened for the likes of Moon Taxi, Roadkill Ghost Choir, and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and they recently played multiple shows at New…
Slow Down Molasses is a quintet hailing from Saskatoon, Canada. And I’m newly obsessed with them. Reminding me of another Vinyl favorite, PacificUV, SDM is a shoegaze pop dream, and their recent album, Burnt Black Cars, definitely can’t be listened to just once. The band is made up of members Tyson McShane, Jeanette Stewart, Chrix…
Soulful pop singer Malia Grace is heading to New York this week to perform at CMJ Music Marathon. The Austin-based singer-songwriter has already made a name for herself in her hometown, between playing local weddings and being invited to perform at South by Southwest. Now, Malia is set to drop her debut EP on October…
[tps_header] “Incredible.” “Epic.” “Unreal lineup.” “Best festival I’ve ever been to.” I heard all of these descriptions last weekend at Shaky Knees Festival, and I echoed them in spades. No complaints whatsoever. For a festival that’s only in its third year, Shaky Knees is already topping my list of favorite fests. The lineup was absurdly…
Jukebox the Ghost are heading to Shaky Knees Festival this weekend to play alongside the likes of The Strokes, the Pixies, Brand New, American Football, Death From Above 1979, TV On the Radio, Wavves, Tennis, The Kooks, Surfer Blood…and that’s just the Friday lineup. Having just signed to a new label and released a brand new self-titled…
Firekid is the project of guitarist and singer Dillon Hodges (you may know him and the second youngest person ever to win the National Guitar Championship at the age of 17 #prodigy). Since gaining recognition as a bluegrass artist, Dillon has transformed himself, taking on the moniker firekid and expanding his genre. He has also signed with Atlantic Records…
Colony House is a Tennessee-based trio composed of Caleb Chapman (vocals), Will Chapman (drums), and Scott Mills (guitar). Their debut album, When I Was Younger, has received critical acclaim (and has been playing on my Spotify for well over two months). The guys sat down with us at South by Southwest this year to chat about…
It’s been three years since Marina and the Diamonds‘ last album, Electra Heart, and a lot has changed. Her newest album, FROOT (released in full on March 13), is Marina’s first album written entirely on her own. Her ability as a songwriter really shines through, further cementing the artist’s position as a true pop queen….