Alt-Country, Americana, Down-Tempo, Folk, Label Playlists, Singer Songwriter, indie, lo-fi 31 October 2008

Sorry for no post yesterday, but I have a big one today (and inspired by yesterday and no posting…).
Well yesterday I received an advance copy of the new J. Tillman – Vacilando Territory Blues from an online friend.  This led me to immediately start an all encompassing listening fest of …

 Alt-Country, Americana, Folk, MySpace, New Album, indie 29 October 2008

Auld Lang Syne can be a bit of a raucous band for the Slowcoustic regulars, but sometimes some of the best toned down music comes from more up tempo artists, simply at 3/4 speed.  If you think of the classic Auld Lang Syne (the New Year’s eve song after which …

 Alt-Country, Americana, Best New Music, Folk, New Album 28 October 2008

I have been trying to hold back on this post for a couple of weeks until it was closer to the album’s release (I don’t know why), but I have to post already!  So here we have Frontier Ruckus’ first full length album and it has been well worth the …

 Folk, MySpace, Post Rock, Shoegaze, Singer Songwriter, indie 27 October 2008

Some Monday listening for y’all today in the form of Joseph Murphy’s “Twin Cats“.  While Murphy is not new to creating and performing music, this is a bit of a new project for Murphy.  “Up North” as an album feels and listens like a transition to something new, a beginning …

 Down-Tempo, Folk, New Album, Singer Songwriter, indie 26 October 2008

Just a quick one today for you Sunday Bloggin’ folks.  This one is quick, but worth stopping and listening to.
I have been a bit of a fan of Jason Anderson (or Wolf Colonel at one point) for previous albums such as “The Wreath” in 2005 and “Tonight” in 2007 released …

 'round the nets, Ramblings 25 October 2008

So what’s going on out there, what little gifts of news and music do we have?  I often get to neglecting the internet for things beyond my control and miss out – so if anyone wants to assist, send me something you think is Slowcoustic News-worthy and maybe we can …

 Alt-Country, Americana, Interview, Singer Songwriter 25 October 2008

Well this is a bit of a treat this week on Slowcoustic – the interview post!  I was lucky enough to get some questions in with John Statz below and now I actually have a follow up to my Blackbird Harmony post (and sister post here) with, you guessed it …

 Alt-Country, Americana, Folk, Interview, MySpace, Singer Songwriter 23 October 2008

I find myself in a bit of bounty of good music lately – I know, there are worse things, but it can be overwhelming.  You end up listening to soo much that it is hard to actually listen, I mean really listen.  This is why I am posting on John …