Today we inspect what’s new on the country rock scene. We introduce new names for us, Sara Petite from San Diego CA, Beth Lee from Austin TX, Esther Rose from New Orleans LA, Victoria Bailey from California and Cassandra Jenkins from New York City. John Hiatt joined forces with the Ohio folker Jerry Douglas on […]

Today we have a roots oriented episodes mostly based around several new releases. Amy LaVere has a new album and so does Rodney Crowell. He is backed by a slew of friends with big names on the music scene. We also introduce music by Katie Von Schleicher from Brooklyn and Karen Jones from Fredericksburg Virginia. […]

Today we start with the new project for the Black Crowes guitarist Rich Robinson called The Magpie Salute. Then we check out the new solo single from the hard working New Zealander Dion Lunadon. Elder come from Boston and The Black Watch is a one man band John Andrew Frederick, novelist painter and a professor […]

Today we start off with the recently reunited Australian 80s band Ratcat. Then we check out Sweet Apple covering April Wine, just as they are preparing the new album Sing The Night in Sorrow, which is due this Summer (but you know how those things always get delayed…). NE-HI are a new band from Chicago […]

Robert Pollard is as active as ever. We introduced his new band Ricked Wicky just recently, and now he also has a new solo record. We also introduce Home Blitz from Princeton NJ, which reminds me on Game Theory. Faux Ferocious come from Nashville and we check out their studio and live recordings from their […]

Today’s episode concentrates on (more or less) new Australian rock’n’roll scene. We introduce a new band called Empty State and we wonder if Empty State and Mona Lisa Overdrive are stems for a brand new, exciting rock scene in the land of kangaroos?! We also check out new albums for the well established Aussies The […]