Lolly Lee’s fans have been eagerly waiting for the release of her self-titled album set for February 23rd, 2024, but you can get a early, sneak peak right here with the World Premiere of her “Great Crusade” Music Video. Lolly Lee’s “Great Crusade” is a powerful and soulful track that captures the essence of love, loss, and the struggles of everyday life in rural Alabama. The music video, directed by Jay Stern, perfectly complements the emotional depth of the song and showcases Lee’s raw talent and authentic style. Filmed on location in New York, the music video for “Great Crusade” features st ..read more

Jack Nelson is a life-long Texan. He currently is based in College Station, he was born in Corpus Christi, spent his early years on the nearby King Ranch, and got an education at Sam Houston State in Huntsville. He says, “Aside from the five years I spent in the Navy, traveling around the world…I’ve called Texas home…” Jack has had a life-long connection to music. “They like to joke that I came out of the womb screaming on pitch,” says of his father and uncle, both hobbyist musicians, who supplied him with his first guitar at age four. “I’ve always been singing and I never shut up,” Jack laugh ..read more

The Long Road Ahead is the third album by Little Jane and the Pistol Whips, a Montana band propelled by singer-songwriter Ashley Jane Holland. The songs are largely inspired by the blue-collar, union-focused world her husband works in as a high-voltage lineman. “If I can write songs that inspire a whole group of workers…that are out there working their butts off…that’s pretty cool I think,” says Ashley. While she provides the songs, the band takes them and brings them to life in a special way. “I asked [a friend] if I should write parts, and how that works, and he said ‘You just hire people yo ..read more

For Sands Hall, music was an early creative outlet with which she has had a varied relationship over the years. From her first songwriting attempt at age 14, through time pursuing writing and theater ambitions in New York, and a sojourn in LA where “her kind of music” was discouraged by the circle in which she found herself, she made it back to her northern California point of physical origin, as well as her musical roots. The long journey meant that her music waited a while to be recorded and shared with wider audiences. After relocating to Nevada City, Sands connected with a supportive music ..read more

Kevin Slick has been playing music professionally, in many different ways, for four decades, the latter two of those being primarily within the Americana/folk/bluegrass fold. He also expresses his creativity as a visual artist. He remembers a very specific date that set his trajectory on being a musician: “I like to tell people that I became a musician on February 9, 1964, when I saw the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show when I was five years old … That’s when I realized ‘That’s what I’m gonna do.’” After picking up the guitar at age 12 or 13, and coming up with his own songs, Kevin cites the ad ..read more

“I’m kind of prolific, I guess,” Carrie Newcomer says, when asked about her most recent album, A Great Wild Mercy, being her 20th release. “I’m really grateful. I get to do this thing I love, and continue to put out albums…” She adds, “I’m really excited about this new one. I feel like it pushed a lot of growing edges…” “I’ve always leaned into music, poetry, to story,” Carrie remembers. Although she didn’t grow up in a musical family, she encountered music at an early age in public school. The northern Indiana town where she lived was home to a number of band instrument manufacturers, so the ..read more

“It was always a love and a passion,” Eddie Witz says, referring to the place of music in his life. He credits childhood successes at music lessons and school piano performances with giving him a confidence that helped propel him toward theater arts in high school and all the way through to graduation from USC as a theater major. Eddie always stayed connected to music, however. “My focus was performing. And some of my favorite performances were musicals…” After college, Eddie shifted to working behind the scenes with talent agencies. Later, he moved into marketing, specifically focused on arti ..read more

Americana trio The Close combines the Nashville-honed talents of Shannon Walker, Lori J. Rowton, and James McKinney. Each member brings powerful singing and songwriting to the table, which help The Close craft songs that engage audiences with deep emotions carried by lush harmonies. Their second release and first full-length album is called Orbit. The band has been pleasantly surprised at the positive reaction (via streaming) they’ve seen for a number of the songs. “We made the album kind of old school; we wanted to put it in order and kind of take you on a ride,” says Lori. “You can easily li ..read more

Music is like a flower that can grow anywhere, under any conditions. For Dale Ann Bradley, the minimal approach to music of her Primitive Baptist upbringing in Bell County, Kentucky, was all that was required to start a flourishing career as a singer. Although no musical instruments were permitted at the church which she attended, Dale Ann’s love for music began at an early age. Growing up singing all the church songs acapella likely helped her develop her vocal gift and grew her ability to pull every emotion out of a song. Of course, for anything to grow, it needs a little water and nourishme ..read more

Dean M. Collins says, “I always joke that my ‘side gig’ is as a commercial airline pilot…” The country/Americana/bluegrass singer-guitarist served as a Navy pilot and now flies for Delta Airlines. But music has a been a constant throughout his high-flying life. He remembers his takeoff in songwriting and playing as a distinct moment during his teens, while growing up on a large farm in Kentucky. Dean pulled a neglected guitar given to him by his mom out of the closet in an attempt to help memorize a poem for school by setting it to music. The guitar became a constant companion, leading to a co ..read more