Katie Halligan

Frankie Valet combines classic new wave instrumentation with current shoegaze songwriting, forming a cohesive mix of acoustic and electronic textures. Hailing from Saint Louis, Missouri, the quartet released its debut album, “Stop Apologizing,” in 2018 via It Takes Time Records. The band delivers a spacey mix of slowcore, garage rock, and lo-fi indie pop containing […]

Austin-based singer-guitarist Dale Watson is a well-traveled musician, maintaining a rigorous touring schedule of more than 300 gigs per year. He’s had dozens of studio releases since 1995, including his newest album, “Call Me Lucky.” With a low baritone voice and southern drawl like that of fellow Texan Willie Nelson, Watson performs with his straight-shootin’ […]

Singer-guitarist Maria Brosgol is better known as Belle-Skinner.   Originally from Upstate New York and now based in Brooklyn, she is a rigorous performer and talented songstress, with audiences in the United States and the United Kingdom. Brosgol has a flowery soprano voice, singing lengthy melodies with jumping arpeggios, accented by fingerpicking acoustic guitar, organ, and […]

Crossing over from a typical jam band toward the avant-garde, Mosswalk is a vibrant four-piece from Buffalo that keeps you on your toes, with driving energy. Featuring singer-guitarist Sean McNamara, keyboardist Ryan Cass, drummer Jamie Sunshine, and bassist Daniel Heuskin, the group has released almost a dozen live albums since 2017, as well as its […]

Former members of 90’s prog-punk band Fugazi — drummer Brendan Canty and bassist Joe Lally — teamed up with experimental guitarist Anthony Pirog (half of the duo Janel & Anthony) in 2016. Based out of Washington, D.C. and signed to Dischord Records after its first show, the band released its self-titled debut album in 2018. […]

An acoustic husband-wife duo, Chatham Rabbits takes you down a country road of mellow folk music pulsing with familiarity. Banjo player and vocalist Sarah Osborne McCombie and singer-guitarist Austin McCombie pay homage to old-time folk music in its recently released debut studio album, “All I Want from You.” Chatham Rabbits churns out quaint, rustic vibes […]

Based in Burlington, Vermont, Swimmer is an experimental jazz-rock quintet of precocious young musicians working on the same sonic jigsaw puzzle. Featuring drummer Cotter Ellis, guitarist Joe Agnello, keyboardist and sax player Matt Dolliver, bassist Jack Vignone, and guitarist Paul Klein, Swimmer has released multiple live albums since 2014, in addition to its debut studio […]

Take your time and unwind with local jazz octet Brahim. Consisting of two drummers, two keyboardists, a singer, a rapper-DJ, as well as bass and sax players, this talented collective of young musicians is expected to release its debut studio album soon. Providing great music for an evening in an intimate cocktail lounge, Brahim performs […]

[REVISED AND UPDATED 7/10/19] Musician Brian Hurd is perhaps better known to the blues rock set as Daddy Long Legs. His trio bears the same name. With backing by guitarist Murat Aktürk and drummer Josh Styles, Daddy Long Legs was established in 2010 with a mission to refurbish old rock ‘n’ roll traditions. Based in […]

A sludge rock trio from Brooklyn, NY, Haybaby has used music to morph negative into positive since 2012. After years of ups and downs, including loss and a random arson of its tour van, Haybaby continues to persevere with its second studio album, “They Get There,” released in June. Vocalist Leslie Hong has an airy […]