The son of an English professor mother and a shipwreck diver/underwater archaeologist father, indie-folk singer-songwriter, artist, and Los Angeles native ZG Smith has called Nashville home for a decade. Before moving to Tennessee, he spent his youth surfing, dialing in complex percussion routines on an award-winning high school drumline, experimenting with various elicit substances, and eventually earning a bachelor’s degree in Ethnomusicology, with a focus on Brazilian percussion, from UCLA. Since moving to Music City in his mid-twenties, he's racked […]

JULIA CANNON Julia Cannon is a Nashville-based songwriter, recording artist and music producer who is hard to forget. Recently lauded for her “beautiful balladry” by Rolling Stone (2022), Julia’s soothing, honeyed voice and quirky personality offer a refreshing, vibrant contrast to the bittersweet honesty of her lyrics and uncertain times for those listening. She was raised in Alaska by a hardworking Filipino mother, in a household Cannon could only describe as “unorthodox.” While surviving adversities, Julia Cannon developed her wicked […]

Music has always been a big part of Sam's life, but he didn’t discover that he wanted to pursue music professionally until writing his first song in college. Since that very first song, Sam has had a one-track mind; to make music he loves with the people he loves. Joined by his frequent co-writer Alaina Stacey and long-time friend and bandmate Alex Schreiner, the Sam Gyllenhaal Band officially came together in 2017.  Alaina brings a beautifully pure tone and an […]

There’s something unique in Brother Elsey DNA. Comprised of siblings Brady (vocals and guitar), Beau (bass), and Jack Stablein (lead guitar), plus honorary kin Dalton Thomas (drums), these sons of Detroit have spent their lives working together to create a blueprint of musical connection, using sharp songcraft, a celestial-roots sound, and pure Midwestern grit to suss out common truths of the human condition. Freely mixing rock, folk, and country in ways both grounded and atmospheric, rugged yet serene, the quartet […]

ALAINA STACEY Over the course of three EPs, Chicago-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter Alaina Stacey sets out to musically interpret the aesthetics of DAWN, DAY, and DUSK.  It is an untraditional approach for a recording project, but one that she hopes reflects the scope of life that these songs cover.  “These are songs that I’ve written over the last decade,” she explains.  “They don’t all make sense on the same album.  Instead, I like to imagine them reflecting different sonic and emotional […]

The classically trained ballerina turned singer/songwriter from Hot Rock, TN, began her life on stage at 4 years old. In her early teen years, she taught herself to play guitar on YouTube and, by the time she was in 9th grade, she was writing and performing in Nashville 3 to 5 days per week, made possible by homeschooling. At seventeen, Black moved to Nashville to continue honing her craft and embarked on her first regional tour throughout the Southeast. During […]

From Kerrville Folk Festival main stage and 30A Songwriters Festival to listening rooms throughout the United States, Goldpine has been offering their own brand of raw Americana to audiences large and small. Winner of the 2022 Rocky Mountain Songwriter Contest, the duo's bold harmonies are clearly a channel for their highly charged songwriting. Exposing the pains of severed relationships and unearthing the pursuits of love and purpose, Goldpine is cathartic, moody and relevant. https://goldpinemusic.com/ THE DETAILS We'll have pizza, salad […]

Comprised of siblings Brady (vocals and guitar), Beau (bass), and Jack Stablein (lead guitar), plus honorary kin Dalton Thomas (drums), these sons of Detroit have spent almost their whole lives creating what amounts to a blueprint of musical connection. True connection, the kind that has nothing to do with the descriptors we use to slice and dice ourselves apart. Freely mixing rock, folk, and country in ways both grounded and atmospheric, rugged and serene, they ignore those same labels for […]

North Carolina based country artist Chad Meers spent his early years on his family’s tobacco and cattle farm in Shelby County, Kentucky. Having consumed bluegrass music along with classic and 90s country since birth, Chad began writing songs as a teen and learned to self produce his recordings. A 2020 lockdown provided Chad with plenty of time to record his first album, “The Man I Am,” which was released in July of 2021. Six months later, Chad began production on […]

Hailing from Gainesville, GA, powerhouse duo The Band Loula are set to bring their unique swampgrass sound to the masses with a modern blend of southern rock and bluegrass. Longtime best friends Logan Simmons and Malachi Mills paint exquisitely visual stories sung in such tight harmony that lead listeners to believe they could be siblings. Their nuanced lyrics draw on personal experiences and relationships with poetic precision and a touch of humor and wit that sets them apart from others. […]

“I’m not afraid of the uncomfortable,” says Stephanie Lambring. “Oddly enough, I think you can actually find a lot of comfort in exploring it, in facing it head on and seeing it for what it really is.” It’s that paradox that lies at the heart of Lambring’s stunning new record, Hypocrite. Recorded in Nashville with producer Teddy Morgan (Carl Broemel, Elise Davis), the collection is a remarkable work of self-reflection from an artist determined to know her truest self (and […]