Root Down in the Shadow

This is kinda last minute, but for those of you looking for fun tonight I wanted to make sure this was put out there.. TONIGHT AT the GRAPE ROOM   First, closest to my house @The Grape Room in Manayunk (Philadelphia) The Rivals play tonight showing off their new release Divine Lorraine . The Rivals were recently featured in the new #PhillyPresents: feature, by August John Lutz II of Levee Drivers . "They have this amazing 70's blend of Soul, Blues and Rock all combined into one, that hits harder than Chris Brown's fist (yeah!!!)." The Rivals should be taking the stage at 10pm. Divine Lorraine by The Rivals TONIGHT AT MILKBOY Tonight at Milkboy, Philadelphia band The Morning River Band give you a few days advance on their new release To Suzie .  This electric folk country band is eager to bring their wares to the masses. According to my source, Morning River Band goes on around 11 but go for the whole set; John Train goes first, with M...

Maine, singer-songwriter Max García Conover , shook off the New England winter funk and hit the road in April.  For Max García Conover, April marked many premiers.  April 2nd was the launch of his debut album Burrow and his inaugural Philadelphia show! "Burrow is the debut album from Max García Conover. Recorded in Max’s attic studio during winter in Maine, these songs are about digging in, or trying to, through the work that we do and the art that we make. Burrow was mixed, mastered, and co-produced by Pete Morse ( Red Vault Recording ). Pete also wrote and recorded the electric guitars. The album is being released through Clip Records , a Portland-based independent label. The artwork is by painter Meghan Howland ." While 2012 was a time of growth, as he worked on his ambitious Sunday Sessions and was rewarded with Maine’s Best New Act ( Portland Music Awards ). 2013 has been the time to show off his wares, taking the best songs from Sunday Sessions and...

At Manayunk's Grape Room, The Song Dogs invited their friends out for The Wild Country release party.  I took advantage to catch up with Tri State Indie INDIE FOLK/AMERICANA BAND OF THE YEAR nominee The Levee Drivers . Following The Late Ancients set; The Levee Drivers pulled a very brief sound check and went straight into the songs.  Joining August Lutz in a stripped down line up, were Kyle Perella on bass, and Jeff Orlowski on drums. August with his coal miner cap 'n jacket got the party started with their classic 'Tennessee Girl'   They continued their rowdy Americana style with some standard Levee Drivers tunes, a fantastic cover of 'That's Alright Mama' (made famous by Elvis , but done in the style of Johnny Cash ) until they slowed down to dedicate a song to the "beautiful ladies" with 'Stars and Highway Blues'.  The set was capped with 'Seven Nation Army', with a full on Levee Drivers treatment!   I pinned August...