Coming out on June 20th is Jeymes Samuel’s Spaghetti Western Collection, a selection of rare cuts from Italian Western film soundtracks (1963-1972) thoroughly curated by the acclaimed BAFTA-winner director (The [ … ]
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The Dirty South – Drive-By Truckers’ Darkest Album
The Dirty South is the fifth album by American roots group Drive-By Truckers, released in 2004. The Dirty South is probably Drive-By Truckers’ darkest album, and a great addition to [ … ]
The Mary Lee Family Band – Brazilian Bluegrass Music
The Mary Lee Family Band is a great example of Brazilian bluegrass music. Mary Lee Saldanha was born and raised in Brazil, but has lived in Berlin for years. The [ … ]
Seeds & Bones – Western Gothic Blues
On Seeds & Bones, Joselyn & Don excavate their collective past and deepest fears through blues, folk, and jazz to plant their hopes for the future. Joselyn Wilkinson says, “These [ … ]
Gothic Americana Band Murder By Death are Breaking Up
Gothic Americana band Murder By Death are breaking up. Two years after releasing 2023’s As We Wish, the Bloomington, Indiana band, who have been together since 2000, have announced a [ … ]
The Barn Swallows – Dark American Folk
The Barn Swallows is a dark American folk band based in Bisbee Az, formed in 2022. With an EP available at live shows and a brand new Live in studio [ … ]
Gothic Western Festival Appearance in 2025
There will be at least one 2-band Gothic Western festival appearance in 2025: both the Fields of the Nephilim and the Heathen Apostles will be playing the renowned UK gothic [ … ]
Lonesome Wyatt and the Holy Spooks’ New Album
From Lonesome Wyatt: For this coming Day of the Dead, Lonesome Wyatt and the Holy Spooks are horrified to announce that day marks the release of Lonesome Wyatt and the [ … ]
Billy Joe Shaver Shooting Inspires Songs
Though he may have never received the recognition of Willie, Waylon, or even Coe or Paycheck, Billy Joe Shaver’s influence is arguably just important. When you have Elvis cutting one [ … ]
Tarnation – Alternative Country on 4AD
San Francisco-based Tarnation, comprised of Paula Frazer (vocals/guitar), Alex Oropeza (guitar), Bill Cuevas (bass/lap steel) and Joe Byrnes (drums), were part of a movement of Alternative Country on 4AD. Raised [ … ]