We are taking our long-awaited first deep dive into Casey Jo & The Friday Night Dads here at Underground Music Collective, and our investigation reveals something unique: a sound that captures the true grit and heartache of Americana, straight from the garage and into your ears.
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Canadian roots rockers, The Matinée, are back with their split single, “Trouble Is” — and this time, they brought a few friends.
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It’s been a busy couple of weeks for us. Through it all, we’ve gathered enough submissions to make March enter like a lion!
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In these divided times, we need the poignance and edge of folk music to unite us.
That’s where LA-based duo Joselyn & Don come in.
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2020’s arrival was supposed to signify “the future,” right?
Well, whatever that means, today’s UMC20 playlist offers several glimpses into ours.
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When you’ve traveled the world and toured as much as Rising Appalachia, that influence is bound to reflect in the art you create. We mean that in a musical sense, as well as in the certain enlightened sense of togetherness — the feeling that we are all one — that they inspire in their live performances.
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Walking into Nashville’s historic Station Inn is like taking a trip into history. The wood-paneled walls of the world famous listening room are lined with memorabilia in homage to country music’s formative years. All the while, the venue has never strayed from its tradition of hosting some of the best Americana acts the world has to offer.
So, it’s perfectly natural that Kelsey Waldon felt right at home when she came through on tour this past Friday night.
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The great thing about living in Nashville is that you can go out and find almost anything you want out of live music, any night of the week.
This was one of those weeks where we took full advantage of that.
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Sunday night was a time for authentic country music, presented by Music City’s favorite independent radio station.
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When Kendell Marvel took the stage at Nashville’s EXIT/IN on Tuesday night, he made a simple proclamation: “We’re going to play some country music.”
Boy, did they ever, The 20th installment of Kendell Marvel’s Honky Tonk Experience celebrated the first night of Americanafest 2019 with a brilliant lineup of some of country’s best players, and even saw Marvel inducted into rarified air: the EXIT/IN Wall of Fame.
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