These days it can be tough to find a group that maintains a steady balance between traditional and modern country. But Nick Dittmeier & the Sawdusters do just that, putting out Southern rock storytelling songs wrapped in true twang picking and strumming and tight, hoedowny harmonies…
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PopDust Says Kate Vargas is Ready to Pop
Kate Vargas possesses a voice that is godly in nature, steeped in earth-crumbling nuance and able to transport the listener wherever she so desires. With “Madeline,” equipped with just one lonely acoustic guitar, a cut from her new album, For the Wolfish & Wandering, Vargas leads us back into the 19th century to a crumbling soul in need of salvation and healing…
Billboard Shares New Music From Kate Vargas
You might notice that Kate Vargas is the only person untouched by baked goods from the food fight in the video for her new track “This Affliction,” premiering exclusively below. And she felt a bit guilty about that…
Glide Magazine Premieres New Music From Heart Hunters
Heart Hunters’ Drew de Man founded his first band, No River City, in 2001 and spent the next several years making records, touring the country and sharing bills with artists such as Iron & Wine, Calexico and Alejandro Escovedo. After a decade away from the spotlight, his new project Heart Hunters—a duo with his wife, singer/songwriter Brianna Blackbird—builds on the moody indie/alt-country sounds de Man explored with No River City, updating them for a new era with debut LP American Eclipse…
The Bluegrass Situation Features New Song From Heart Hunters
In Their Words: “The song comes from a Buddhist story. A thief comes to the hermitage of a poor monk. Recognizing the suffering and ignorance of the thief, the compassionate monk looks around but has nothing to offer the thief but his own robe. Now the thief is getting pretty sketched out by the crazy dude offering him the clothes off his back…
PopMatters Debuts New Track From Kate Vargas
Kate Vargas’ smoky vocals slink across the ominous corridors of “7 Inches”, a jazz-infused folk song from her forthcoming LP, For the Wolfish & Wandering. Having played with this chord progression since she was 16, the song silkily sleuths through potentially criminal permutations before a big reveal…