05.15.13 | Dave
Jacob Miller and the Bridge City Crooners is a five piece band that is as steeped in whiskey as they are old-timey Americana. They are: Jacob Miller on guitar,vocals, and kazoo. Ben Bailey on washboard, snare, and vocals Kyle Neumann on harmonica, tenor banjo, and dobro. Joy Pearson on vocals, tenor banjo and kazoo, and finally, Mike Team on the upright bass.
Their album, East Side Drag, was released in June of 2012 and boasts eight tracks of the finest pickin' and singin' that Portland Oregon has to offer. However, beyond a slick brand and a niche market, Jocob Miller and the Bridge City Crooners are bringing real musical talent and authenticity to bear. For my taste, Hesitation Blues and the Belmont Strut are the high points of the album. I love the combination of Jacob Miller's tenor warble alongside his enviable guitar impersonation of Mississippi John Hurt. Furthermore, the subtly Ben Bailey's washboard percussion amplifies the song's interesting texture.
Read on to give the full album a listen. You dig?
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05.14.13 | Dave
Jacob Miller and the Bridge City Crooners is a five piece band that is as steeped in whiskey as they are old-timey Americana. They are: Jacob Miller on guitar,vocals, and kazoo. Ben Bailey on washboard, snare, and vocals Kyle Neumann on harmonica, tenor banjo, and dobro. Joy Pearson on vocals, tenor banjo and kazoo, and finally, Mike Team on the upright bass.
Their album, East Side Drag, was released in June of 2012 and boasts eight tracks of the finest pickin' and singin' that Portland Oregon has to offer. However, beyond a slick brand and a niche market, Jocob Miller and the Bridge City Crooners are bringing real musical talent and authenticity to bear. For my taste, Hesitation Blues and the Belmont Strut are the high points of the album. I love the combination of Jacob Miller's tenor warble alongside his enviable guitar impersonation of Mississippi John Hurt. Furthermore, the subtly Ben Bailey's washboard percussion amplifies the interest of the song texture.
Read on to give the full album a listen. You dig?
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04.23.13 | Steve
We've dug the music of Lady Lazarus (recording name of Melissa Ann Sweat) ever since we heard her debut album Mantic. She released a new album a few months ago called All My Love In Half Light and you should check it out.
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03.25.13 | Dave
Hey Baltimore, it's about that time - Tea Time. This Thursday night at Golden West Cafe in Hamden the Baltimore Curators are presenting a killer line up of bands for only five bucks. It's general admission and while doors open at 10:00 pm the show starts at 10:30. The featured bands are Holy Ghost Party, Chester Gwazda, and the incomparable Soul Cannon. Furthermore, they are all homegrown and rep the best of what Baltimore's burgeoning music scene has to offer.
Read on for full details regarding this not to be missed show as well as streaming music from all three bands. See you there Baltimore!
Soul Cannon: Good Day Dream
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03.13.13 | Dave
Here's a little secret Dig Nation, sometimes, I do judge a book by it's cover. In fact, I do it a lot. I do it at the grocery store while looking at egg cartons. I do it at the liquor store while deciding which new beers to try, and I do it while perusing through TWD submission emails. Strike that, I do it a lot while going through submissions. I don't even bother with emails that use words like remix, dub, mash up, or versus, and I hardly ever pay attention to any thing that starts their genre-title off with the word dream. In all fairness, it is awesome that starting this music blog has brought an entire world of music into my inbox on a daily basis, but let's get real, ain't nobody got time for that.
Regardless, the other day I was going through my emails, making sweeping generalizations left and right, when I encountered a very curious name - Bryan John Appleby. Read on for my full thoughts as well as a collection of videos and the a full streaming copy of Appleby's album Fire on the Vine.
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