When we set out to create The Ark of Music, there was a short list of artists that we felt we absolutely must review---regardless of when their last album was released. The Ericksons were on that list (which included other Midwestern greats like The [Click here to open...]
Thomas Charlie Pedersen – Second Hand War
For about a decade, Thomas Charlie Pedersen has been making music---really good music---with his band, Vinyl Floor. And, like most veteran artists (particularly the singer/songwriter multi-instrumentalists types), this Copenhagen, Denmark native felt [Click here to open...]
The Pines – Above the Prairie
In 2012 something rare and magical happened to the musical universe. But let me give you a bit of backstory first. You see, I was about 37 years old. I’d been in love with music since I was a young boy. I’m telling you this because, as I approached [Click here to open...]
The Lowest Pair – Uncertain As It Is Uneven
Kendl Winter and Palmer T. Lee have done something ambitious and admirable. The duo, performing together since 2013, have just simultaneously launched two albums (their 4th & 5th respectively) titled, Fern Girl & Ice Man, and Uncertain as it [Click here to open...]
The Lowest Pair – Fern Girl & Ice Man
There's no way to accurately describe the unseen mystical cloud of sonic magic that The Lowest Pair create and emit together. Recently, I had my first live experience with this sultry yet humble duo. To be blunt, the show was transfixing. The Lowest [Click here to open...]
Charlie Parr – Stumpjumper
If you've never heard of the living legend known as Charlie Parr, then immediately stop what you're doing---no, seriously, stop everything---and let us introduce you to him right now... A midwesterner from Austin, Minnesota, Charlie Parr is a true [Click here to open...]
Patchouli – Anything is Possible
The duo known as Patchouli consists of master guitarist Bruce Hecksel and singer/songwriter, guitarist Julie Patchouli. These two living musical legends have performed over 3,500 live shows, traveled over a million miles on tour, recorded and [Click here to open...]
Helen McCreary – The Lovely Days
Our first encounter with Helen McCreary occurred a few months back when, by chance, we stumbled across her magical song of loving devotion, As The Bark To A Tree Chorus (NZ Demo) on her SoundCloud account. Music this honest is hard not to love, and [Click here to open...]