Articles written by: Brian Rock

Brian was raised gypsy style, moving every other year until well after college. As friendships proved to be temporary, Brian found a constant companion in music, wearing the grooves off Beatles and Dylan albums before moving on to Lyle Lovett and Dwight Yokam. Living so often in flux, he has come to value music and lyrics of lasting quality. Not moved by trends or fashion, he is drawn to timeless lyrics and soulful rhythms. Although now settled down, Brian still expresses his gypsy spirit through his writing. He has co-written songs with musician friends he’s met along the way, including several contributions to the 2012 ICMA Album of the Year, Family Album. Brian also writes children’s books and poems, including the Children’s Book Council featured title, The Deductive Detective.

Little Feat Strike Up The Band

Little Feat Strike Up The Band

Little Feat are back with a new album! Their third album in two years, Strike Up The Band, is the band’s 16th studio album of original material in their 50 plus year career.

Southern Avenue’s Family

Southern Avenue’s Family

Modern Soul quartet, Southern Avenue celebrates the ties that bind on their fourth album, Family.

Mattie Schell Everything Means Nothing

Mattie Schell Everything Means Nothing

St. Louis songbird Mattie Schell makes her solo debut with, Everything Means Nothing.

Pug Johnson El Cabron

Pug Johnson El Cabron

Country artist Pug Johnson is a rising star from the Lone Star State, continues to impress on his sophomore release, El Cabron.

Jason Boland & The Stragglers The Last Kings of Babylon

Jason Boland & The Stragglers The Last Kings of Babylon

Oklahoma musical legends, Jason Boland & The Stragglers continue their red dirt reign on their eleventh album, The Last Kings of Babylon.

The War And Treat’s Plus One

The War And Treat’s Plus One

Dynamic husband and wife duo, The War And Treaty, dish out a heaping helping of their Soul-infused Americana on their fourth full double length album, Plus One.

Joe Ely’s Love And Freedom

Joe Ely’s Love And Freedom

Joe Elly has more albums than most Country singers have trips around the sun. His 29th solo album, Love And Freedom, distills some of the insights he’s gathered over the years.

Mac Leaphart’s Motel Breakfast

Mac Leaphart’s Motel Breakfast

Music City Maverick, Mac Leaphart continues to cook on his fourth album, Motel Breakfast.

India Ramey Baptized By The Blaze

India Ramey Baptized By The Blaze

Rising honky-tonk hero, India Ramey brings the heat on her fourth album, Baptized By The Blaze

Embla and the Karidotters Off Leash

Embla and the Karidotters Off Leash

fter winning the Norwegian Grammy for their debut Americana album, Embla and the Karidotters are ready to take on the world with their sophomore effort, Off Leash.

Yarn’s Born, Blessed, Grateful and Alive

Yarn’s Born, Blessed, Grateful and Alive

By Brian Rock Yarn weaves light from the darkness on their tenth album, Born, Blessed, Grateful and Alive. A “Hero’s Journey” cycle, like Marty Stuart’s The Pilgrim, this album explores tragedy, loneliness, resilience, and hope. […]

Rainy Eyes Lonesome Highway

Rainy Eyes Lonesome Highway

By Brian Rock Rainy Eyes follows her meandering muse from Norway to San Francisco to New Orleans on her sophomore release, Lonesome Highway. The Norwegian native, Rainy Eyes (ala Irena Eide,) wrestles with the tragic […]