Over the course of his career, singer/songwriter and Americana artist Tom Freund has released more than a dozen records, collaborated with legends such as Elvis Costello and Jackson Browne, pulled a half-decade stint on bass for alt-country pioneers The Silos,…
There have been some dark days for Rubblebucket. Kalmia Traver has survived first-stage clear cell ovarian cancer, while Alex Toth battled alcoholism. Then, of course there was also their divorce. Yet Sun Machine is a tribute to the positivity and…
Comprised of Hadar Orshalimy and Sheldon Low, We Are the Northern Lights describe themselves as indie folk-pop with a soul. A bit of a mouthful at first as it may be, it’s also perfectly indicative of the cross-section that the…
Photographer Amber Lee Irwin has been capturing great shots of live shows at Tucson gem Monterey Court, and we at For Folk’s Sake are privileged to publish galleries from this rising name in Arizona photojournalism. The first of which is…
How do you improve a masterpiece? For Stephen “Ragga” Marley the idea was simple, To improve Bob Marley’s Kaya for the 40th anniversary of its release it needed a new mix, one that captured both the vibrance and urgency of the…
The Promise is Hope is a duo that most certainly lives up to the serendipitous tidings of its name. Ashley and Eric L’Esperance first met at a spontaneous song swap and were married a year and a half later. Their…