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Kittel & Co. Classical Contemporary Fiddle Led by acclaimed violinist Jeremy Kittel (formerly of the Grammy-winning Turtle Island Quartet), Kittel & Co. (“Kid-dle and Koh”) inhabits the space between classical and acoustic roots, Celtic and bluegrass aesthetics, and folk and jazz sensibilities. Some of the greatest musicians in the incredible acoustic scene, the members of […]

Matt the Electrician is Matthew Sever, a quirky, sincere folk/pop singer songwriter based in Austin, TX. He has self-released 11 studio albums, and 2 live CDs since 1998. His most recent release, The Ocean Knocked Me Down came out on February 2nd, 2024. For the new project, Matt returned to his “home studio” of sorts, The Aerie, […]

Back when cars were made of steel, an eight-year-old boy with freckles and patched jeans went to the Prairie Village Shopping Center with his mother. Crossing the Safeway parking lot, he stood in front of the red granite statue of the Prairie Woman and wondered, “Have all the songs in the world been written?” It […]

“Elegant.” “Riveting.” “Soulful.” “Classic mastery.” These are a few of the terms that have been used to describe the unique and stunning swing-jazz music of acoustic guitarist Guy Van Duser and clarinetist Billy Novick. Together as a duo for more than forty years,  Guy and Billy have performed in concerts, clubs and festivals all over North America […]

With many of their wildest dreams strung across two decades as an outfit, the Prowlers’ sight remains fixed on the future. It’s been 20 years well spent. The kinship between Ben Wright (banjo, vocals), Chris Dollar (guitar, vocals), Jon Goldfine (bass, vocals), and Jake Howard (mandolin, vocals) is palpable, the four having traveled to places […]

Sally Baby is a local gem of the New Orleans Music Scene. Seamlessly blending the sounds of the early Creole Jazz Bands with New Orleans RnB, Second Line music, Calypso, and their ethereal, mystical, magical original music…it is a show that leaves audiences deeply touched with a renewed hope for the future of art and […]

Tray Wellington is an acclaimed banjo innovator whose genre-defying approach bridges folk, bluegrass, jazz, and contemporary roots music. Recognized for his fearless exploration of the banjo’s possibilities, Tray has been honored with some of the most prestigious accolades in acoustic music, including the 2024 Steve Martin Banjo Prize and 2019 IBMA Momentum Instrumentalist of the […]

Mélisande is one of the few strong female forces on the Québécois traditional music scene. She built her career releasing four albums in the électrotrad style (an original blend of traditional songs and electronic music) before revisiting her repertoire with an acoustic quintet on the album Rembobine in 2024. Surrounded by her long time accomplice […]

The Faux Paws have a problem. They’re a triangle band in a land of circles. Musically impossible to describe, they don’t even fit into todays often hyphenated-genre world. No fan, industry expert, nor member of the band can seem to sum up this band’s sound in any kind of marketable way. They continue to remain […]

Written as a cathartic release, Honeysuckle’s latest single, “Phoenix,” is a rumination on the impossible to capture, fluid trials of grief. An attempt to capture a small part of the enormity of loss in the little moments, like reaching for the phone, only to remember that there’s no longer someone on the other end. An […]