“Brilliantly moving folk/pop with lyrical depth and soul” In 2012, teenage singer/songwriter...
Folk & Singer/Songwriter
Performer Mag’s reviews of new folk and singer/songwriter music and videos.
The Whiskey Gentry – “Holly Grove” Review
“Country meets punk & churns out a righteous bluegrass lovechild” The Whiskey Gentry is back...
Patty Griffin – “Silver Bell” Review
“Griffin’s long-lost treasure is finally unearthed” Diehard Patty Griffin fans have had bootlegged...
Goodnight, Texas
A Long Life of Living San Francisco, CA (Tallest Man Records) “Hypnotic work of authentic ghost-town folk” Second albums, or “sophomore releases,” are traditionally among a band’s best work....
The Giving Tree Band
Vacilador Yorkville, IL (Crooked Creek Records) “Google ‘vacilador’ and wish you’d chosen it as your album title” Note to bands: If you’re going to cover a song as beloved as the...
Dark Dark Dark
Who Needs Who Minneapolis, MN (Supply & Demand) “Moody, piano-driven Americana” On Dark Dark Dark’s third full-length release, Who Needs Who, there are few elements of Balkan or...
Cicada Rhythm
Demo Atlanta, GA (Self-Released) “Modern folk built on a deep foundation” By name, modern American folk music sounds counterintuitive. Our musicians and storytellers have played this...
Annie and the Beekeepers
My Bonneville Brooklyn, NY (Self-released) "American roots music, sweetly intimate with vast boot-stomping songwriting" Unlike most fair-weather folk musicians, Annie Lynch is a...
Aaron Embry
Tiny Prayers Ojai, CA (Community Music) “Spinning tales with a masterful, minimalist approach” Aaron Embry is singer/songwriter, a spinner of tales, and in nearly every sense of the phrase, a...
The Nightmare River Band
“Infectious sing-along alternative folk” Last Goodbye New York, NY (Self-released) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaYYytIbbX8 The Nightmare River Band’s Last Goodbye is a strong follow up to their...
Record Review: Marvin Etzioni
Marvin Etzioni Marvin Country! Los Angeles, CA (Nine Mile Records) “Lone Justice Justice” It’s a rare and beautiful album that has you itching to replay it before it’s even over. Marvin Etzioni’s...
Record Review: Young Hines
Young Hines Give Me My Change Nashville, TN (Readymade Records) “Flashes of ’60s folk festival gold, textures of CSNY” Young Hines kick starts his new record with a snazzy blues riff in “Young...
Record Review: Three Tall Pines
Three Tall Pines All That's Left Boston, MA “Soulful bluegrass for moonshine sipping” The force behind this soulful bluegrass quartet makes it clear why they were named “2011 Bluegrass Band of the...