His Facebook bio nails it, simply stating: "Started singing in church in Huntsville, Alabama as a child, and started writing songs in seventh grade in Windham, New Hampshire. Haven't stopped either since." Fast-forward a few decades, and the [Click here to open...]
Tell Her I Love Her – Dancing With Dakota (single)
The Miami--Nashville-based Country-Pop-Rock outfit known as, Tell Her I Love Her, is a bit of a mystery. Rather than flooding their online resources with bio's and band info, they've opted to remove their individual identities from the equation, and [Click here to open...]
Spayed Koolie – Another Day (single)
Founded by lead singer-songwriter, David Dorr, central Florida's, Spayed Kooli, took its moniker from the swing fiddler of the 1940’s by the same name. Opening for national acts such as, Montgomery-Gentry, Kellie Pickler, .38 Special, Pat Benatar, [Click here to open...]
Buffalo Gospel – On the First Bell
Finally. This is a moment for which I've been waiting for some time now. And, though I do not want to be melodramatic, I am worried that I'm not ready. I am worried that I won't do this project the justice it deserves. I know---I know, you already [Click here to open...]
Randy Steele – Moccasin Bender
Quintessential southern tone. Damn. I love Randy Steele's voice. We last reviewed Steele---the longtime front-man for bluegrass legends, Slim Pickins Bluegrass---last November for his single, Hideaway---a brilliant and poetic ode to mountainous [Click here to open...]
Mark Rogers – Rearranged
Virginia/DC-area singer-songwriter, Mark Rogers, grew up a Beatles fan. Absorbing their substantial influence---as well as the 60's pop genre as a whole---was something that informed his sound in high school as a guitarist, bassist and harmony singer [Click here to open...]
C.K. & The Rising Tide – Friends (single)
Back in August we reviewed C.K. Flach's debut, solo album, Empty Mansions, a project we easily described as, "a heartfelt and sincere ode to his species." Less than a year later, we've crossed paths with C.K. once again, only this time he's brought [Click here to open...]
DocFell & Co. – Peace Maker (single)
General practitioner by day, and wildly expressive singer-songwriter and acoustic guitarist by night, Tahlequah, Oklahoma’s, Dr. John Fell, and his posse, DocFell & Co, have passed before The Ark of Music's headlights not so long ago with the [Click here to open...]