Von and Rachel return with a folksier set…as well as Rachel’s unvarnished opinions of Williamsburg. Mark Currey’s “Unless You Move” kicks off the set, though Andrew Carter’s “Tear This Motha’ Down” and Tusk, Her’s “Gianni’s Gun” kick things into high […]
One the things I have tried to do with the new and upcoming releases theme of this column to give some exposure to artists and their outstanding albums that might otherwise might either fall through the cracks or not get […]
This is the time of year when people are picking up new holiday albums to serve as their personal soundtracks for the season. While releases from mainstream artists like Sia, Gwen Stefani, Alabama, Hanson and Josh Groban are getting a […]
While some of the bigger names in roots music have gotten their fair share of attention this year, this seems like an opportune time to highlight some excellent releases that should not get lost in the shuffle. John Lilly – State […]
My head is still spinning and my emotions are still reeling from AmericanaFest – if you were there, you know what I mean – but I want to touch on just a couple of things before getting on to what’s been going […]
All the way from Australia, Alt-Country/Americana singer-songwriter Ruby Boots (Bes Chilcott) played a short set Monday night in NYC at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1. Boots, whose album Solitude was released in Australia in 2015 is currently on tour in the U.S. with The Waifs and […]
Last year at the Americana Music Conference in Nashville, I started talking to a guy about the nice Western shirt he was wearing and about how much I love Western shirts too. He told me his story about moving to the States […]
It ought to go without saying that when you’re invited to share a bill with headliners like Kris Kristofferson, Justin Townes Earle, Shovels & Rope, Nikki Lane, Reverend Horton Heat, and Tony Joe White, you’re bound to learn a thing or […]
Ruby Boots is the nom de plume for Perth’s Bex Chilcott, and though this is wholly a solo album in terms of songwriting and musical personality, she has corralled the talents of a number of accomplished individuals on her spellbinding […]
Ruby Boots live at Lost Highway Records Presents: Country & Inner Western @ The Basement, Sydney Australia.
