Jamie McLean Band is no stranger to music. Cutting his teeth as a musician, touring the globe as the guitarist for artists including The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Aaron Neville, Brett Dennen and more, McLean has honed his art. Now,…
Outsiders might not think it at first, but Florida is actually the perfect place to grow up around scenery that’s evocative of a no-frills alt-country experience. Such is the case of Whiskey in the Pines, a Tallahassee collective that knows…
You mainly hear in sports that a change of scenery can do wonders for a player’s soul and production. In music, new scenery can provide a similar stimulation. When singer-songwriter Mike McFadden decided to move from Baltimore to New York…
Stu and Debbie Hanna make up formidable folky two-piece Megson. One of the most energetic and innovative acts on the folk circuit, they are touring their eighth, album Good Times Will Come Again. Departing from their trademark of blending…
This week the Barr Brothers’ new record Queens of the Breakers hits the shelves – the long-awaited follow-up to 2014’s Sleeping Operator. Plenty has happened to the band in the intervening three years, leading them to take a whole new…
Indie folk band The Accidentals released their full-length debut Odyssey a couple of months ago. Years of constant nationwide touring, including a few SXSW stints, helped refine the trio’s live act and added to a seemingly endless bank of emotions…
Several years ago, Eryn Murman and Jason Hite met as working actors in Northern California. They hit it off with Jason later moving to New York City where Eryn was already residing. Eryn and Jason started writing and performing together…
Tomorrow (Friday 22nd) sees the release of one of the most anticipated debut records of the year from 23 Year old LA resident Phoebe Bridgers. With the release of Stranger in the Alps looming, FFS caught up with Phoebe to ask…
When Matthew E. White and his cohorts founded Spacebomb Records six years ago they had a vision but no roadmap – or at least not an up-to-date one. The concept was old-fashioned – a studio and record label that came…
You only have to look at the sleeve of Ron Sexsmith’s 13th studio album to see that something has changed. “I knew for this record the cover couldn’t just be another picture of me stood up against the wall,” Sexsmith…