Donovan Woods performs “Sask” off of new album, Don’t Get Too Grand
Donovan Woods has a new album out as of yesterday and in true album release week style, he has come forth with video footage of one of the best tracks on the album, Sask. The new album is called Don’t...
View ArticleMoving Pictures Tuesday with Ólafur Arnalds, Will Johnson, Phosphorescent and...
So I have been remiss in the “Moving Pictures Monday” series due to many issues and excuses and negligence and various things so here we are on a Tuesday. Let’s just not focus on that too closely. I...
View ArticleQuick Hitter – Denison Witmer: Asa (Bry Webb Cover)
Denison Witmer has a new self-titled album coming out at the end of this month and he wow’d with a new song premiere yesterday over on American Songwriter. The song is ‘Asa’ which is originally from...
View ArticleYou Should Know: Fred Woods
Fred Woods – photo by Janek Barb While digging through the ol inbox the other day I came upon an email for Fred Woods. Sounded unassuming and the email was not full of overly flowery wording and was to...
View ArticleAndy Oliveri – To Be the King (Pembroke Sessions) Video
Andy Oliveri has been a favourite since we connected on our J. Tillman Cover Project and his incredible version of My Waking Days (see here). I feel there is good things in the future for this guy and...
View ArticleHuck Notari & Joe Sampson – Get to know them already!
Everybody who cares about music in some way has a few artists that they feel are criminally under-rated. That might not even be the case here as those who like these two tend to like them a lot but I...
View ArticleSlowcoustic goes local: Omarandthebear – Some Songs / Cold Days, Warm Nights EPs
Calgary’s Omarandthebear haven’t technically been on Slowcoustic before but at the saem time they kinda have. Omarandthebear (yes, one word I believe) is a duo of Thiessen brothers (Oliver and...
View ArticleSong of the Day: Ghostlike by Jeremy Squires
You may remember Jeremy Squires from our Favourites of Couch by CouchWest 2013 post (here) so I wanted to let you all know about a new single he has out currently, Ghostlike. If you are into...
View ArticleArtist Updates: Hayden, Zachary Lucky, and Cam Penner
Hayden – photo by Vanessa Heins Hayden has a new video out for the track Oh Memory from his latest album Us Alone that came out yesterday. Hayden is also swinging by the Calgary Folk Fest this summer...
View ArticleCall off the cadaver dogs, there is still a music blog here.
All this discussion on whether or not Slowcoustic is done, over, and complete is unwarranted. I hear the whispers, read the underground forum threads and I see the sideways looks when you notice me at...
View ArticleJeremy Squires covers Rust Or Gold (orig. Jill Andrews)
Last night the twitter gods provided some material for the blog. Great little bastards they are. Jeremy Squires has appeared on the blog before and I sense he might be appearing more and more. His...
View ArticleSlowcoustic Recommends: Jim Guthrie, Will Stratton & Gregory Alan Isakov
Some good music circling overhead these days. Despite the lack of posts lately, there is still great tunes out there and I have grabbed a few that I would like to recommend to my fine readers. ~~~...
View ArticleVideos: Water Liars , Joshua James, and Dusted
Videos have made a resurgence in the past few years since the “official” days of MTV died an unwarranted death. Maybe it is because things are easier to do with the great camera/recording equipment...
View ArticleFind your place at Frank Schweikhardt’s Kitchen Table
New album Alert: Frank Schweikhardt has just released his newest album ‘Kitchen Table’. While the album was expected and I am aware of FS due to his incredible previous album “Life But No More” I was...
View ArticleThe Postal Service’s album Give Up gets the cover treatment, twice.
On the heels of the cover song from yesterday, I bring you even more options to hear musicians perform other musicians intellectual property. This time it is full album cover project for The Postal...
View ArticleIs Damien Jurado the next artist for a Slowcoustic Covers Collection?
“tourist” – art print by Sarah Jurado – sarahjurado.com (click to purchase) Thinking of putting together a Damien Jurado covers collection (similar to our J. Tillman Cover Song Project) because we all...
View ArticleSmall Houses perform ‘I Saw Santa Fe’ for Halfway House Music
Small Houses – I Saw Santa Fe – Halfway House Sessions – SXSW from Halfway House on Vimeo. This just had to be posted. Jeremy Quentin (Small Houses) performs his song ‘I Saw Santa Fe‘ from his most...
View ArticleWhat have I been listening to lately? Well, I am glad you asked…
Sorry for the blog posting regimen lately. I mean, I try my best to convey a blank stare in blog form, so I think we both know I have accomplished something here with my absence. But enough about me....
View ArticleRecommended: If You Wait Long Enough – Songs of Will Stratton
Every once and a while you find yourself thinking about an artist as a real person. Imagine that?! Sometimes we find ourselves fans of the “artist” and we focus on the music and how it makes us feel...
View ArticleSong of the Day: ‘Beginners’ from Matthew Fowler
Thanks to my twitter friend Terry, I have a recommendation of Orlando folkie Matthew Fowler. Fans of Damien Rice rejoice, for I have found you somebody to watch and listen to. Despite only indicating...
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