In the past 6 months, these 19-21-year-olds performed on Conan; released their ebullient, anthemic debut EP; performed their first-ever headlining shows outside of MN; and brought their arena-ready performances on tour with Modest Mouse and My Morning Jacket.
Contact: Alison Smith
With a rootsy flair mixing folk, honky-tonk country and gospel into a winsome hybrid, the Knoxville, TN, six-piece is keeping the road hot, performing genre-mashing roots music to over 60 cities this fall.
Contact: Jaclyn Carter
His first LP of original music in 7 years tells the tale of 4 cities with songs recorded in New York, New Orleans, Berlin and Amsterdam—each with a different set of first-call supporting musicians.
Contact: Alison Smith
This killer vocalist has earned comparison to Regina Spektor and Ingrid Michaelson thanks to her honest, confessional style of singing.
Contact: Emilio Herce
Soulful, folk-leaning siblings bring driving electric bass, gripping vocals and acoustic guitar turned impromptu drum kit to the banks of NYC's Hudson River for signature blues festival.
Contact: Dani Frank
The John Congleton-produced third album from the critically acclaimed singer-songwriter cements his reputation as the most brutally honest, caustic, profound and funny diarist of the human condition through sumptuous tempered ballads and taut, fizzing electronic pop songs
Contact Alison Smith
A companion to his upcoming memoir, each song on this 2-CD set was selected for its deep emotional connection to themes and stories from the book, and includes hits, rarities and three exclusive "audio book sketches"
Contact: Mark Satlof
Newport Folk Fest favorite delivers a charming and exuberant take on Mexo-Americana Rock that’s won over fans at NPR, NY Times and SPIN.
Contact: Dani Frank
A punk-turned-soul-singing fireball whose voice is a raw amalgamation of Tina Turner’s luscious wail and Bon Scott’s larynx-shredding roar. She’s backed by the volcanic rockabilly riffs of husband/guitarist Matt Hill.
Contact: James Rainis
A boisterous, high-energy tribute to cult Yiddish troubadour Nathan “Prince” Nazaroff, who recorded the mysterious Folkways 10-inch record Jewish Freilach Songs in 1954.
Contact: Ally Norton
55-track collection of Sun Records' biggest hits, near misses and curiosities that includes Elvis, Johnny Cash, BB King, Roy Orbison - compiled by Peter Guralnick to accompany his upcoming biography on "the man who invented rock n' roll"
Contact: Chris Taillie
Led by Wynton Marsalis, the 12-track compilation of holiday classics recorded live explores a canon of Yuletide favorites in both new and traditional arrangements.
Contact: Jaclyn Carter
