In contemporary music, there’s a simple geographical rule if you’re looking for good tunes in general, in their various declinations (from indie-pop to new-wave and “folk” music): start from the latest Swedish releases. That’s what the guys at Meritorio Records,…
For Irish electric-folk duo Saint Sister, Friday night’s performance (5 October 2018) in San Francisco marked a double celebration: It was the duo’s first time in the ‘City by the Bay,’ and it also marked the long-awaited release of its…
They say to never judge a book by its cover, but the front piece artwork for Matt Massey’s new single, ‘Built’, conveys a message in and of itself. The tune itself is a blistering, driven development in indie rock with…
Like the lizard printed on his t-shirt, Matt Kjeldsen’s Last Days represents a psychedelic, peaceful movement. One might go on to determine that they both might also stand for bringing a little more artistic flourish into the worlds of those who…
Twin sisters Sophia and Grace Babb have played music together for years. They especially needed an outlet for their emotions after their father’s suicide. Within a year’s time their friend and violinist, Nia Personette, who had also lost her father,…
Folk artist John Smith is wrapping up with For Folk’s Sake video feature residency with a most lovely performance of “Lord Franklin”. As he tells us, “‘Lord Franklin’ is a song I heard John Renbourn play many times, one that…