On Saturday, April 27th, in front of a sold out crowd at The Drake Hotel in Toronto, Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale of The Milk Carton Kids performed a show unlike any that I have ever been to before. The general admission room had been transformed into a cozy and intimate bar setting, with comfy …Read More
We’re only a few weeks into the new year and I’ve already discovered my favourite new band for 2013. Named The Milk Carton Kids and formed by artists Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan in 2011, this folk band from Eagle Rock, California has quickly stolen my heart and rendered me obsessed with their sound that has been …Read More
I don’t know much about the indie/folk band Message to Bears. With very little information available on the internet about the background and existence of this band, I have been left scratching my head for days as to what I can possibly tell you all about it… With some research I discovered that Message to Bears is …Read More
Today we bring you the new single by Mumford and Sons, a song that was released following the accouncement that the band’s second full-length album “Babel” will be hitting stores on September 25th 2012. As a huge fan of this indie/folk band, I am just as excited as the millions of others to hear the …Read More
Based in Melbourne, Australia, 22-year old Hayden Calnin has got some serious talent to share with the world. Grabbing the attention and support of Aussie radio station, triple j, Hayden was recently featured as a new upcoming artist in their triple j Unearthed program. Beginning his musical career with a guitar at the age of …Read More
Last Wednesday I had the privilege of interviewing Max Holmquist of The Great American Desert, a folk artist that we featured here on TBT for the first time a few weeks ago. While sitting at a coffee shop in Denver, Colorado, Max talked to me on the phone about a number of things from his …Read More
There is nothing that I love more than discovering a new artist… that feeling that you get when you hear a new song and need to know who sings it right away; or the feeling that you get when a song touches you a certain way, strikes just the right chords, makes you feel great, …Read More
Just over a week ago, on Friday June 15th 2012, I had the privilege of seeing Kristian Matsson of The Tallest Man on Earth in concert at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto, Ontario. I have been wanting to write a review for some time now, but as we all know, sometimes work and the …Read More
The past few weeks have been great- school is done for the summer and I haven’t yet started working, so my days have consisted of spending time with my friends and scoping out new music to share with all of you. Today I introduce you to I am Oak, the indie/folk work of the musician Thijs …Read More
Living and studying in beautiful Australia (as I am now) definitely has its drawbacks… Like cramming my brain in preparation for nearly impossible exams while suffering in the winter cold for the month of June. It’s JUNE! I should be basking in summer warmth right now. Ya, I know, Australia is a gust of wind …Read More