To describe this Norfolk, VA-based band as ambient folk would be an understatement. This five-piece Americana outfit is more akin to a state of mind. The music feels like a … Read more
The fascination that many music fans have with Americana has led to many classic folk songs to be rediscovered by a new audience. This fall, though, ATO Records plan to … Read more
Just because it’s summer doesn’t mean you can’t go to a ski resort. Every year, we here at Elmore head out to Blue Mountain Ski Resort in July for one … Read more
Aimee Mann has found herself at the center of the debate over digital streaming rights for music after the singer/songwriter launching a multi-million dollar lawsuit against a small company called … Read more
The name of this album reminds me of Louis Armstrong’s response when he was asked what he thought about folk music: “All music is folk music; I ain’t never heard … Read more
Given his popularity in his native Canada and his success as a songwriter for others (Santana, Bette Midler, America and Manfred Mann), it’s somewhat surprising that Ian Thomas isn’t better … Read more
This year, the Rolling Stones made their triumphant return to Hyde Park in London, where they hadn’t played in 44 years. The shows, which closed out their “50 and Counting” … Read more
We all know them–the bands with names that make us go, “Huh?” The random artists who come up on your Pandora or Spotify with the random punctuation, obsencity or obscure … Read more
Once included amongst the Dylan-inspired, idealistic ilk of post-alternative bards like Pete Yorn and Howie Day, singer/songwriter Joseph Arthur’s sheer poetic nature and experimental sonic proclivity is beyond comparison to … Read more
Taking lyrical cues from “Get Me Back Even Again” off his wonderful new album Block Out The Sirens Of This Lonely World, Chip began this intimate, outstanding, ebullient performance with … Read more
