Category: Artists You Should Know
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In 2024, we asked Artists You Should Know, “What advice would you give artists just starting out?” Here’s their answers along with the Spotify playlist of their music. These answers aren’t just advice from some backseat staring at their phone for the show critic. These answers are drawn from the sweat and tears behind cultivating…
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The Wildwoods, Artists You Should know
With captivating harmonies and much needed feel good songs, The Wildwoods are a notable trio consisting of Noah Gose on guitar, Chloe Gose on violin, and Andrew Vaggalis on upright bass. Their acoustic blend of folk, country, and 40s swing meets a laid back front porch are as refreshing as a sip of sweet iced…
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Somewhere between the country cool of Emmylou Harris and soaring vocals of Judy Collins…
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Matt Joe Gow, an Artist You Should Know
Somewhere in the Southern Hemisphere, in a city known for its gothic style architecture, a singer-songwriter was born whose life would change forever hearing a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album which grew into a love for bands like The Jayhawks, Wilco, and Whiskeytown. Native of Dunedin, the second-largest city in the South Island of New…
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Opening for ZZ Top throughout multiple dates on their tour to opening up for the Mavericks at The Ryman Auditorium their’s something universal that connects McKinley James‘s music to playing for these two diverse audiences. That universality is blues meets old school rock meets a straight forward songwriting style. His latest album, Working Class Blues,…
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Wesley Dean, An Artist You Should Know
Dubbed “The Psychedelic Cowboy”, Wesley Dean is an Aussie with the spirit of the American West. His latest album, Music from Crazy Hearts, with the title track, video featuring two performers from the Nashville Ballet, dancing around Wesley. His sound is reminiscent of Joe Cocker meets Tom Petty meets outlaw country. Moving to Nashville in…
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Denitia, an Artist You Should Know
Beautiful melodies, painted with retro 80’s and 90’s country hues sprinkled with a little bit of soul creates a new sound that is distinctly Denitia’s.
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Cat Terrones, an Artist You Should Know
There are only a two writers in my lifetime I’ve had the experience of listening to live which had the gift of reaching somewhere in your soul that you didn’t even know existed. The first was Dar Williams. The second was Cat Terrones.
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Desi and Cody, Artists You Should Know
Desi and Cody are where pop sensibilities meets folk and country, and laid back California meets Tulsa underground cool. Their harmonies are individual and iconic. Their sound is unmistakable and their upcoming album with the last few singles as teasers has unleashed a force of nature developed from years of songwriting chops and performing. They’re…
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Sad Daddy, Artists You Should Know
Making her Opry debut July of last year, Melissa Carper slaps the upright bass while singing Evil Eva at the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival. Playing along and taking turns singing lead throughout the night are Rebecca Patek on Fiddle; Brian Martin on guitar, harmonica, and kazoo; and Joe Sundell on banjo and harmonica. The four…
