Plains (Anti-)
Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield and indie darling Jess Williamson have set out together as Plains, a collaborative duo and as of now,...
top of page
Search
Ellie Sanders
Nov 8, 20222 min read
Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin (Dead Oceans)
The 2006 loss of vastly accomplished “Desert Blues” pioneer, Malian Ali Ibrahim "Ali Farka" Touré, affectionately also known as the...
Beth Kaufmann
Nov 1, 20222 min read
Marcus King (American/Republic)
Marcus King, a native of Greenville, SC, was destined to play music. King’s first album, El Dorado received kudos from major outlets such...
Jack Barton
Oct 25, 20222 min read
Omar Apollo (Warner)
Sparse, melodic, light, intense, rhythmic, and diverse are all words that can be invoked when talking about Omar Apollo’s latest release,...
Ellie Sanders
Oct 18, 20222 min read
Dr. John (Concord/Rounder)
The native music of New Orleans is singular in its magic, and visionary guardian of this energy, Malcolm John “Mac” Rebennack Jr., best...
Beth Kaufmann
Oct 11, 20222 min read
Miya Folick (Nettwerk)
Miya Folick first drew attention with two EPs: 2015’s Strange Darling, and 2017’s Give It To Me. In 2018, her debut album, Premonitions,...
Jack Barton
Oct 4, 20222 min read
Allison Ponthier (Interscope)
One of the ways to identify a true musical artist is not by just a song, a record, or a performance, but by assessing how those elements...
Ellie Sanders
Sep 27, 20223 min read
Charley Crockett (Son of Davy/Thirty Tigers)
In a region of artists who can frequently come across as ‘all hat and no cattle,’ Charley Crockett reflects back a true stewardship of a...
Beth Kaufmann
Sep 20, 20222 min read
Julian Lennon
Following his 2011 album, Everything Changes, Julian Lennon did not plan to make another album. Time passed, finding him revisiting songs...
Jack Barton
Sep 13, 20222 min read
The Heavy Heavy (ATO)
If you’re looking for the natural heirs to the British Invasion Pop sounds that were so pervasive in the 1960s, only with a 21st Century...
Ellie Sanders
Sep 6, 20222 min read
Danger Mouse & Black Thought (BMG)
Cheat codes, as those who grew up with video games are aware, are exactly that – “secret” codes used by gamers to get ahead in the game. ...
Beth Kaufmann
Aug 30, 20222 min read
Jessie Baylin (Blonde Rat)
Born and raised in small town New Jersey, Jessie Baylin would go on to attend art school in New York, but ultimately found herself in...
Jack Barton
Aug 23, 20222 min read
Caamp (Mom + Pop)
Light and airy rhythm tracks propelling pensive lyrics with emotionally personally powerful themes defines Caamp’s latest release,...
Ellie Sanders
Aug 16, 20222 min read
Andrew Bird (Loma Vista/Concord)
The perception of internal problems and the exploration of the point at which they cross over to our outside world perhaps keeps Andrew...
Beth Kaufmann
Aug 9, 20222 min read
Momma (Polyvinyl)
In 2020, Momma released their full-length album, Two of Me, introducing the world to Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten who possess a...
Jack Barton
Aug 2, 20222 min read
Jocelyn & Chris (Bridge Road)
The eighth offering from siblings Jocelyn & Chris, Favorite Ghosts, is the latest step in a journey that the duo has been on together...
Ellie Sanders
Jul 26, 20222 min read
Amanda Shires (ATO)
Grammy-winning singer/songwriter and violinist Amanda Shires’ forthcoming and fearless Take It Like A Man opens with an ominous promise,...
Beth Kaufmann
Jul 19, 20222 min read
KT Tunstall (Blue Elan)
In 2004, KT Tunstall stunned the world with her debut album release Eye to the Telescope, from which “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree”...
Jack Barton
Jul 12, 20222 min read
Goose (Independent)
Formed in 2014 in Connecticut, Goose hit the road in 2016 and began to build a reputation for delivering powerful shows with incredible...
Ellie Sanders
Jul 5, 20222 min read
070 Shake (Def Jam)
Danielle Balbuena, or 070 Shake, is 24-years old and suspects already that nothing lasts. At least nothing physical. “We’re so attached...
Follow JBE Artists of the Week on Spotify
bottom of page