Izaak Opatz has spent the last decade growing a music career that began in Missoula, Montana, moved on down to Nashville, out over to Los Angeles, and back to Montana again. There, the singer-songwriter now works on a trail crew at Glacier National Park, plays music, tools leather, and films online concerts…
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Best Americana Album 2019: ‘Arizona Burrito’ by Jim Bachmann
There’s a Southwestern slant on the porch-picking sounds of Arizona Burrito, the 2019 album from Jim Bachmann. Mixing up blues and country with a bit of roots rock to keep things lively, Jim Bachmann creates a salt-of-the-earth sound for his plain-dealing lyrical sensibility. Arizona Burrito harbors anthems for the downtrodden, love songs for the heartbroken, and adds that little extra muscle you need when you’re trying to keep that boot of the modern world from crushing the life right out of you…
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Radio Phoenix Broadcast of The YabYum Hour: Jim Bachmann
Jim Bachmann joined Anna and Bonnie on The YabYum Hour and now the broadcast archive is available for all! Hear a bunch of great tunes that Jim brought in as well as some insight on the Arizona country scene from the Day Drinker himself. As always, the complete playlist can be found below…
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Matthew Reveles/Fancy Cloud: ‘Split’ [album review + interview]
by Mark Anderson
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Matthew Reveles and Fancy Cloud are back with their new, 2019 album, Split.
Released through Phoenix’s President Gator Records, this is the latest proper album from Reveles/Cloud since 2013’s New Year, New Jacket (also released through President Gator) and the first release for the label this year. Plus, after keeping us barely satiated over the years with singles released through his Soundcloud, it’s great to have an actual full length from Reveles again — something not seen since a decade ago with his stellar We’ll Meet Halfway album…
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Songs from The Listening Room: Jim Bachmann
Jim Bachmann swung through The Listening Room Phoenix and tore the house down with “Poor Man’s Son”. Please enjoy this performance and more as part of our “Songs from The Listening Room” series every month as well as a Q+A with Jim below…
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For the Record: ‘Adversary’ by The Blood Feud Family Singers
by Carly Schorman
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I’m rather partial to the Noir Americana of The Blood Feud Family Singers. Maybe it’s because I lean toward pensive and melancholy by my very nature. Or maybe it’s because life’s handed me a shit run of luck once or twice so I’ve definitely had a good look at the underside over other people’s shoes. Or maybe it’s just because The Blood Feud Family Singers features some of the finest songwriting I’ve heard this side of the Rio Grande. Adversary, the new album from the BFFS, is so good you don’t really need to justify the fandom. You just have to hit play…
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Radio Phoenix Broadcast of The YabYum Hour: The Wilt Family
The Wilt Family stopped by the Radio Phoenix studios and brought a fantastic playlist with him. We also talk with him about his performances past and present and try to get to know the man behind the music. He also owns a Subaru…
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5 Awesome Americana Singles
by Carly Schorman – Of The Valley “Italy” Brian DellaValle, the songwriter behind Of The Valley, divides his time between Copenhagen and Toronto, but hopefully he’ll put...
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5 Easygoing Americana Singles You Should Hear
Miner “A Morning Song” Start your day with “A Morning Song” from Miner this week and see if the world doesn’t look a little brighter. The...
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7 Flavors of Folk
by Carly Schorman Senior Editor – Old Star “Out Here Alone” Old Star comes out swinging on their debut single, “Out Here Alone”. Seriously, this indie-folk...
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7 Earthy Singles from Alt-Folk to Americana
Old Nobodaddy “Gun is Coming” Yesssss. “Gun is Coming” is the stellar single from the New Orleans-based songwriter known as Old Nobodaddy. The track combines a stripped...
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7 Emerging Singer Songwriters
by Carly Schorman Senior Editor – Lucas Laufen “Boulders” Australian artist Lucas Laufen pairs a stripped down sound with an emotive lyricism; both of which can...
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