Author: Jonathan Frahm

Premiere | The Suitcase Junket – ‘The Next Act’

Whether we’re talking the incredible multi-instrumental and production capabilities of a Paul McCartney or Patrick Stump in-studio, live-loopers like Ed Sheeran and Keller Williams, or those who really do take on multiple roles at once this side of Joe Hill…

Single | GEA – ‘Pink’

One great thing that has come out of folk music in the modern age is that it’s become more of an attitude. We live in a world where, arguably, an artist like RiverChild is just as “folk” as, say Angel…

Album | Greg and the Granules – Answer to Influence

For longtime fans of the psychedelic Southern California surf band, Particle Wave, and are particularly invested in the scene from which the band stems from, it may come as a surprise that frontman Greg Maechling is decidedly making an Americana…

Single | Edward & Graham – Menomonee Road

In the wonderful world of roots music, duos seem to have swiftly become all the rage. Whether we’re talking the audience applause whenever Shakey Graves and Esmé Patterson join forces for something from off of And The War Came, or…

Single | Christina Rubino – Down to the Sea

One such revelation of the ever-expanding world of folk has been its alternative cousin. Birthing cutting-edge records from the likes of Jessica Lea Mayfield, Jesca Hoop, and Amanda Palmer, among others, this particular breed of alternative folk takes some cues…

Premiere | RiverChild – Someday We’ll Be Gone

So, where has For Folk’s Sake fan favorite RiverChild been since the last time we’ve seen him? Like any tried and true bard throughout English history, the indie folkster has been hard at work on weaving new musical threads to…

Album | Elizabeth Tighe – Smoke Rises

Amongst the throngs of rising indie musicians throughout the U.S., Arizona might well be one of the most revered in terms of the sheer mass of great roots music coming from the state. Whether it be an Americana amalgamation this…

Album | Matt Townsend – The Drifter and the Dream (Part 1)

Perhaps not unlike the trailblazing icon Dylan himself, Asheville, North Carolina’s own Matt Townsend has decidedly performed a steady two-step past the acoustic basis upon which he originally stood in a move to effectively expand his sound. Once again not…

Album | Michael Van and the Movers – A Little More Country

Taking cues from country, folk, rock, bluegrass and blues all rolled into one, Americana is arguably the captivating (let alone convenient) face of modern roots music, recently integrating such names as Chris Stapleton and the Drive-By Truckers into the pop…

Album | Saul Losada – Energy

Of all of the genres ever prevalent in music, blues may very well be far and away one of the most scintillating. At the very least, it certainly has the backstory to back it up, in which one would be…