New York-based Americana artist Mosa (aka Melissa Frabotta) released single “Mama’s Got Brand New Shoes” with another — “Hard Times” — set to follow. Both of the tunes and their tonality are classic, working class folk.
Premiering on American Songwriter, “Mama’s Got Brand New Shoes” offers a rockabilly anthem that sets ‘Mama’ on a course to fun and freedom while moving away from the mundane.
Duncan Barlow’s music career has always been driven by raw emotional expression and intense passion. His work with Louisville hardcore pioneers Endpoint exists as a cultural touchstone for Midwestern hardcore, and helped place progressive politics and allyship in the Kentuckian punk conversation. READ MORE…
World/folk singer-songwriter Shane Palko is gearing up to release his new album, Swahili Surreal, was recorded in studios across Tanzania as part of a joint project with the Tanzanian Parliament to help provide studio access to rural communities in the country. All proceeds from Swahili Surreal will go towards the construction of a recording studio in Mafinga, Tanzania. READ MORE…
Chandeen, will release Mercury Retrograde, on February 28, via Kalinkaland Records. The full-length features features vocal & songwriting contributions from a range of artists including Chandeen lead singer Julia Beyer, British composer/multi-instrumentalist Holly Henderson, French singer/songwriter KITTY, and 16-year-old German artist Odile. READ MORE…
For the Fun of It: A Conversation with Kate Bornstein and Eli Oberman. The friends discuss mental health, “The Queer Art of Failure,” and the fun of exploring gender. READ MORE
Kansas City’s the Pedaljets will issue Twist the Lens on 14 February 2020 via Electric Moth Records. This marks the second new release from the group since they reunited in the late 2000s. Initially formed in 1984, the group‘s particular brand of what was then known as college rock led the quartet out of the Midwest and on to national stages with acts such as the Replacements, Hüsker Dü, Meat Puppets, and the Flaming Lips. READ MORE…