Zach and his Red Wagon

It’s an american icon, the Radio Flyer red wagon; that Zach Seibert chose it for the name of his band says a lot about the timeless appeal of the music they make–sturdy, simple tunes with an easygoing gait that could resonate with a wide range of listeners given the chance to be heard.
Seibert may draw [...]

How To Market Your Band, Part 1

Read the following on Bob Lefsetz’s always interesting blog, The Lefsetz Letter, and had to reprint it here–mainly because the band in question is actually pretty good and I want you to check them out.
Subject: Re: The Complete Clip
Bob
I want to thank you in the way your advice brings encouragement to bands like ours trying [...]

Stephen Simmons’ Songs About Girls

Stephen Simmons is another one of those under-the-radar singer songwriters who has been around for a while making interesting music. His latest, Girls, continues his tendency toward sleepy, softly confessional folk-leaning songwriting, like Jay Farrar just after waking up. Check out his Reverb Nation profile to listen to the new songs, or check out the [...]

New CD out today from Danny Schmidt

Virginia songwriter Danny Schmidt has been writing soul-baring tunes for several albums now, and his latest, Instead the Forest Rose to Sing, is officially out today. “Better Off Broke” is particularly relevant to our current economic troubles, putting things in perspective in the way only a great songwriter can. Here’s a brand new performance of [...]

No Depression Lives On

The demise of the print version of No Depression last year was followed by the magazine attempting to continue their content online, a strategy that met with limited success. They have recently transitioned to a new community-based site that includes aspects of social networking, blogging, and more from both the general public and over thirty [...]