Somerville based Americana duo Jake Swamp and The Pine are beginning to build a buzz with the recent release of their brand new, self-titled EP. The effort is a warm, inviting affair with lush acoustic guitar arrangements and a gravelly vocal interlude that really makes you feel relaxed, at ease, and ready to experience the magic right in front of you. The duo consists of Stuart Babcock and Drew Zieff, and they bill themselves as "two dudes with 1 beard and 14 strings", which

Boston based roots rock/americana collective Redwood Honey are turning heads and ears with their debut release that came out just last week titled "Wandering Mind". The guys have created a truly special effort that reflects where each of the band members are in their personal and professional lives, and seeks to expand their sound to a larger audience as well. The group consists of Sam Haiman on lead vocals and guitar, CC Ellis on bass, Nick Groat on drums, Matt Daspit on key

Boston based roots/americana duo The Lied To's have released their brand new album today called "The Lesser of Two Evils". Comprised of Doug Kwartler and Susan Levine, the two draw on their experiences from being single parents coming off amidst bitter divorces, and translating the stress that often comes associated with it into magical and beautifully potent music heard before you. There's something often being said that taking all the drama and negativity in your life, and

Marshfield, MA based Nico Rivers is gearing for his album release show with his backing band The Black Grass this Friday 5/11 at The Mid East Upstairs in Cambridge. Nico has a phenomenal, breathtaking presence with his talent emerging strongly right off the bat as the aura and atmosphere begins to take shape right away. Nico's voice coos at you with the right cadence and diction as it becomes apparent that this group is not your average collective. There are elements of ameri

Ayer, MA based Americana sensations Town Meeting have dropped their incredible new track "New Hampshire". The raw, folk based melodies will have you moving from the outset, and glad to be in the company of such outstandingly talented gentlemen. I've had the opportunity to see these guys play live at Thunder Road last year where they opened for The Sheepdogs, and it was clearly evident how much fun they were having on stage, from their freeform concert presence to their inviti

Photo Credit: Jim Vernier From the outskirts of Portland, ME comes the Americana infused sounds of The Ghosts of Johnson City, whom are gearing to release their brand new LP "The Devil's Gold" on February 7th. The group have a down home, darkly lit Americana sound that bares some resemblance to The Avett Brothers and The Civil Wars, but their own musical fingerprint is embedded within that gives them much musical depth and wisdom. I'm a huge admirer of Americana music in gene

Nashville based and former Berklee grad Hadley Kennary has just released the music video for the song "Painkiler" off her latest EP "Momentum". The vid premiered via Hello Giggles last month, and it provides an instant snapshot of a burgeoning talent continuing to find her stride and her artistic ingenue that is of the highest caliber. Hadley has been featured on the site numerous times before, and it's been awhile since we last featured her. One thing that I always loved abo

Bridgeport, CT based Lines West are making a dent in listener's playlists with their brand new single titled "Live It Down". The group's mus

Photo Credit: Lindsey Grace Photography Chicago based singer-songwriter Hadley Kennary is back with her brand new EP titled "Momentum" that is slated to be released on August 24th. The amazingly talented songstress spent some time here in the Boston area studying at Berklee College of Music, where she learned to hone her talents and express her innermost thoughts through the power of song and helped build her confidence in the process. She was first featured here on the site

Photo Credit: Annatasha Saifol Locally based americana group Dear June are gearing up for a big local show taking place this coming Thursday 8/18 when they kick off a mini tour at Cafe 939, just steps away from the famed Berklee College of Music. The group have a truly authentic, homegrown folk sound that is brimming with honest, heartfelt sincerity and a homespun mentality that you can feel in earnest as soon as the music starts playing. This was an immensely satisfying musi

Ayer, MA based folk collective Town Meeting are gearing up for a big local show at the end of the month that will certainly bring people out in droves to see them, and joining them will be none other than Nemes and Damn Tall Buildings for this excursion taking place at Thunder Road in Somerville on August 26th. The group are nothing short of amazing and incendiary with their powerful stage presence taking you back to the early days of Americana and taking a raw, potent approa

Photo Credit: Liz McBride Boston based Americana group Eternals are gearing up for their album release show that is expected to be at or near sell out conditions this coming Sat. 6/25 at Great Scott. Joining them on the ride will be Abadabad and Dirty Bangs, joining up together for what promises to be an epic night of local music. Eternals have been featured before on the site with their earthly blend of Americana rhythms that I commented were some of the most passionate and

Based from the outskirts of Ayer, MA comes the americana infused sounds of Town Meeting, who opened for The Sheepdogs at their show at Thunder Road in Somerville the other night. The collective have elements of The Avett Brothers and The Lumineers with their own unique and distinct musical personalities thrown into the mix that when all added together, presents for a fine and original musical blend that definitely provides that extra perk. They're led by vocalist Luke Condon

Photo Credit: Liz McBride Somerville based Americana act Eternals have just premiered their brand new single titled "Raised By Wolves" just yesterday on the Boston Herald music blog Guestlisted by Jed Gottlieb. The song sees the band's trademark sound exploding to life with rich, bombastic melodies and straightforward vocals that hearkens back to Wilco with their own trademark sound spread about to expose their creativity and individuality as a group. These guys were featured

From the mean streets of Brooklyn, Animal Years are back at it with a taste off their upcoming sophmore EP with a song titled "Give It Up". Frontman Mike McFadden & company are clearly in their element with a fresh, diverse musical nugget that really evokes the band's hard working charisma and charm that is at its highest degree possible now. Featuring organically laced instrumentation including some faint banjo elements heard in the distance and cooing vocals intersparsed th

Boston based Americana group Eternals have just released the first taster off their forthcoming LP titled "Out of Context". The song is a pure, undadulterated blend of mellow folk rhythms conjured upon a strong melodic framework that allows each band member to find their own individual identitiy, all while evoking what the class and emotional makeup of the band is all about to a curious listening audience waiting in the wings. I found much to be desired from these guys, and t

Photo Credit: Paige Craig Fresh out of Los Angeles, indie rockers The Lonely Wild are set to bring their diverse blend of Americana to The Middle East Upstairs on July 16th. The group just recently finished production on their forthcoming studio album Chasing White Light, which sees the group continuing to gel and bond together immensely over their shared love of the same music, and their ability to work cohesively as a musical collective capable of achieving anything that se

Somerville based singer-songwriter Andy Newton has just released his debut solo album titled A Banner Day. The effort is a folk leaning collection full of Americana inspired tunes that really evokes the musical sensibility that emanates so strongly from Andy's melodic output, and brings about an impressive and cohesive collection of tunes gathered forth here before you. We start things off with "In Due Time", a laid back, ethereal tune with Andy's warm and inviting musical gl

Cleveland based singer-songwirter Holden Laurence has just put out his brand new track today titled "Orange Grove, 2009". Holden plays a blend of romantic americana, which is basically very styilized singer-songwriter fare that gives the prospective listener a chance to get accustomed to his amazing voice and deep textured instrumentation that is a welcome change of pace from the other types of music permeating the airwaves these days. I found much to like from Holden, and br

Today for Artist Spotlight, we head on over to Kalamazoo, MI where we encounter the folk infused sounds of Greensky Bluegrass! The band consists of Anders Beck on dobro and lap steel, Michael Arlen Bont on banjo and vocals, Dave Bruzza on guitar and lead vocals, Mike Devol on acoustic bass and vocals, and Paul Hoffman on mandolin and lead vocals. The band's sound is a crisp, refreshing blend of indie folk influences inspired by the likes of The Allman Brothers Band and enstil