Nashville singer-songwriter Lera Lynn brought her brand of femme noir to Sweetwater Music Hall Tuesday night. Dressed in vintage and bathed in blue light, her performance in the sleepy Marin County town invoked scenes from a David Lynch film. Lynn’s goosebump-inducing vocals and sultry guitar licks hint at country and rockabilly roots and have all… Keep Reading
We caught up with Wild Child’s Alexander Beggins as he geared up for a West Coast tour that will cruise by The Independent Jan. 27. The cofounder and sometimes frontman of the shapeshifting Austin ensemble – currently at seven members – reflects on their growth as a band and reserves the right to keep changing… Keep Reading
Willie Watson brought his dry sense of humor and an arsenal of folk classics to the Great American Music Hall Tuesday night in a multi-instrumental, one man show. Hot on the heels of his role in the new Coen brothers film, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, the folk singer has been touring at a breakneck pace,… Keep Reading
Tyler Childers delivered a dose of mountain music and a breath of fresh air at the Fillmore Wednesday night. A rural Kentucky native, Childers is “bringing it up,” as one fan noted between the “I love you, Tyler” screams of a few young girls in the front row. In a world where country radio is… Keep Reading
This interview took place prior to Pearl’s show at the Warfield in San Francisco on 8/4/18. In a cramped, basement dressing room, Pearl puts the finishing touches on her makeup and makes time to video chat her family before taking the stage. Revel Young, her buoyant son with husband Scott Ian is on tour with… Keep Reading
A crowd of hippies and cowboys gathered at San Francisco’s Warfield Saturday night to see Cody Jinks, a scruffy, tatted up troubadour who many believe is saving country music. Far from the polished, pop country acts of Nashville’s tin pan alley, Jinks is a road dog, revealing songwriter and all around relatable guy. The… Keep Reading
Perhaps known as much for their flashy fashion as their earworm-inducing music, Grammy-nominated country act Midland performed for a sold-out crowd at The Fillmore Thursday night. For the first thirty minutes of the show, the charming trio (joined by backing musicians who did much of the heavy lifting), wooed a mixed crowd with energetic renditions of… Keep Reading
