Hearing influences of Elliott Smith, Brian Wilson, Syd Barrett, R. Stevie Moore, and even a little bit of early Weezer […]

Before my Ryan Adams phase, before my Elliott Smith phase, before my Bob Dylan, Nick Drake, Townes Van Zandt, Jackson Browne phases, before digging into the Lomax and Folkways archives, Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie, Son House - my first foray into folk was all because of Iron & Wine and then, Denison Witmer. […]

OCTAVIO put me onto this song when he was in town last month…and it’s still stuck in my head! Based in LA, these guys haven’t been a band for long and they’ve already racked up half-a-million streams on their first single “Song For Me” released last month […]

Mk.Gee is another artist I found thanks to Spotify’s ‘Discover Weekly’ playlist. It’s simply good, vibey music […]

Based out of LA, this band oozes cool and sexiness. After I found out the main members of the band are in a relationship, it all made sense: you can feel that tension and vulnerability in the music […]

I found this artist sometime last Summer, even though he’s been putting music out for a few years. He’s based out of London and writes and produces everything […]

I first stumbled on this song and artist at the end of 2017 thanks to my ‘Discover Weekly’ playlist. It’s been fascinating to see how much Still Woozy’s fan base has grown since then, and with only 6 songs released to date […]

I take it for granted that I’m bilingual. Along with keeping up with New Music Friday, the latest in Pop, Hip-Hop, Indie, etc. I also try to stay somewhat fresh on what’s happening in the Latin Pop, Urban, and Indie scenes […]