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Detroit’s Mac Saturn combines two of the Motor City’s most famous sounds–gritty rock ‘n’ roll and toe-tapping soul– into a unified whole steeped in ’70s mystique. Best known for their explosive live shows, the six-piece band has become a major force in the current rock-revival and seem destined for more widespread stardom. Their new single […]

Beginning in the early 2010s, folk music made an unexpected and triumphant return to the top of the charts for the first time in decades, thanks in large part to the Denver trio the Lumineers. This was not, as they say, your father’s folk music, but rather an exciting blend of folk and indie rock […]

Although two of Dirty Streets members originally hail from Louisiana and Texas, there is something quintessentially Memphis about the band’s music, which combines the raw and rowdy energy of Sun Records with the soulfulness of Stax. “Boogie” is a word that gets thrown around a lot when discussing the group, who has been delivering their […]

The music of Colony House is playfully self-described as “landlocked surf rock.” Their fourth album, The Cannonballers, is an apt addition to their catalog, staying true to what the band do best and expanding on what their fans have gravitated to for the past decade: hope and light in the midst of it all. No […]

The first thing you should know about Derby, England’s the Struts is who they count amongst their admirers. How about the Rolling Stones, the Who, Guns ‘N’ Roses, and the Foo Fighters for starters? If that doesn’t impress you, then witnessing just a few minutes of their electric live show will certainly have you hooked. […]

Although Memphis’ Sleep Theory may be newcomers to the scene, they have announced their arrival with a bang. Formed in 2020 with vocalist Cullen Moore, guitarist Landen Terry, bassist Paolo Vergara, and drummer Ben Pruitt, Sleep Theory’s blend of metal, R&B, and pop has already made them a local sensation. “Another Way,” the band’s debut […]

Husband and wife duo Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst, better known as Shovels & Rope, create timeless Americana music with an exhilarating edge. Inspired as much by the Cramps as Woody Guthrie, the dynamic duo became an overnight sensation with the release of their 2012 debut  O’ Be Joyful, earning them high praise from […]

On paper, pairing a complex rock icon with a bluegrass-country torchbearer may look like an awkward fit. Still, with the release of their 2007 joint album Raising Sands, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss proved just how perfect this unlikely dynamic can be. Plant, who became one of popular music’s biggest stars as the lead singer […]

Before becoming one of R&B and gospel’s most respected stars, Dove and Grammy-winning songwriter, producer, and musician PJ Morton spent years honing his craft in the background, working alongside artists like Musiq Soulchild and India. Arie and serving as a longtime member of Maroon 5. A native of New Orleans, Morton has proudly carried the […]

Had folk artist Lucinda Williams’ career been defined solely by her 1998 masterpiece Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, she would likely still be remembered as one of the most distinctive and gifted songwriters of her generation.Thankfully, the prolific artist has given us much more over her five-decade career, releasing an astounding five albums since […]