Archive for the ‘Folk’ Category

CocoRosie- Rainbowarriors

Formed in Paris in 2003, CocoRosie is a musical group created by the sisters Bianca “Coco” and Sierra “Rosie” Casady. Their bizarrely awesome music is of the “freak folk” nature and has some traces of pop, blues, opera, electronica and hip hop. sweeeeet. They tour frequently in Europe and the US, and have released three [...]

Jenny and Tyler- Muse

Jenny and Tyler are a really cute, musical couple who met at the University of Delaware. I really liked their folky, mellow sound (they kinda remind me of The Weepies), and signed up for their mailing list so i could download their free music. Upon doing this, I somehow got into an email conversation with [...]

Bon Iver- “Skinny Love”

Justin Vernon (frontman) is definitely a passionate singer. Bon Iver‘s debut album For Emma, Forever Ago was independently released in 2007. Originally from Wisconsin, this Indie band some really good, chill music.

The Weepies- Hideaway

The Weepies are currently one of my favorite artists. A married couple originally from Cambridge, Massachusetts, Deb Talan and Steve Tannen make indie pop-folk music that is perfect to just chill to. The more well-known song, “World Spins Madly On” is from their album Say I Am You, and made #1 on US folk song [...]

Artist profile: Chatting with Xavier Rudd

Last week, I had the chance to chat briefly with Australian folk superstar Xavier Rudd. The multi-instrumentalist known for his politically-charged lyrics and mastery of the didgeridoo, as well as having been given PETA’s 2007 “Sexiest Celebrity Vegetarian” award. We had a great talk, touching on his relocation to Canada, his view of US festivals, [...]

Album Review: Iron and Wine – Around The Well

  Sam Beam’s performance moniker, Iron and Wine, hardly needs an introduction; you should recognize it from an M&M commercial and that ubiquitous Garden State soundtrack a few years back. But on paper, Iron and Wine sounds like so many other alt-folk acts out there, with murmured vocals and the occasional slide guitar – what [...]

Coffee With Your Tea

Folks, we are on the cusp of the long-awaited return of Coffee Bean Brown. For the first time since Ben Chambers left the band, Tea Leaf Green‘s famed acoustic alter-ego will be “opening” for the band both nights of their upcoming two night run this Wednesday and Thursday at the 8×10 Club in Baltimore. Yes, [...]

Review: Gomez and Josh Ritter at Rams Head Live!, 03/26

What a night of great music from quality musicians! Gomez and Josh Ritter took the Ram’s Head Live (an amazing Baltimore venue, go if you haven’t been, but more on that later) stage with amazing energy in front of a packed house.

New Music: Conor Oberst – Slowly (Oh So Slowly)

Backed by The Mystic Valley Band, Conor Oberst brings us this new song off his upcoming album Outer South. Listen at conoroberst.com

Happy Thanksgiving Everybody

Happy Thanksgiving everybody… Posted by Joe.