California based trio, Yellow Red Sparks, yesterday debuted the video for their new single, A Play To End All Plays on NPR's taste-making site,  All Songs Considered.

“You don’t need to have been a sailor to appreciate a good sea shanty,” states Dan, lead singer of  UK alt folk five piece, Skinny Lister.  And with one listen to their debut album, Forge and Flagon, I have to agree - the man is right.

Gentrified is one word that has been used to describe the band, who mix traditional folk with contemporary pop. These seemingly common musical aspects are then potently fused…

In a city whose backdrop fosters so many unique bands and musicians, it’s always exciting to see a young band begin to cement themselves amongst so many others. New Yorkers, The Pine Hollows played the iconic Sidewalk Café this past weekend, and while the venue holds no entry fee, the quartet played to a packed…

Breaking away from her traditional folk roots, sami.the.great last week released a video for her latest single, “Hear Me Now,” which sees the Brooklyn-based, Iranian-American singer/songwriter take a more psychedelic approach to the track.

Never one to deny the fact that ice-cream does help to mend a break up, her stellar voice carries a strong sense of emotion and wit. “Hear Me Now” is a bold proclamation of Sami’s incredibly upbeat disposition, which is hard to ignore beneath the…