Blue Highway is no stranger to the bluegrass scene. "Through The Window Of A Train" is the 8th release through the group’s lengthy and celebrated career. The cover art for the album, predominantly white, with a black and white image across the center third, is in stark contrast to the contents. ”

With combined sales totaling over 280,000 albums, an appearance on Austin City Limits, two performances on Late Night With Conan O’Brien, and multiple appearances on A Prairie Home Companion, various NPR programs and the Grand Ole Opry, Old Crow Medicine Show prepares for the release of Tennessee Pusher, their third album for Nettwerk Music Group and their most personal album to date.

The Abalone Dots began playing together in 2000. The band at present consists of Rebecka Hjukström singing lead and vocals, playing the guitar, five-string banjo and dobro. Elin Mörk singing lead and vocals, playing the fiddle. Sophia Hogman singing lead, playing the mandolin, cello and keyharp. Louise Holmer singing lead and vocals, playing upright base and piano. (Abalone Dots are the dots on the fingerboard of a guitar or a mandolin, referring to the Girls of course).

Formed in 2005, the foundation of Braxton Bragg is made up of the songwriting and performing abilities of 4 road-tested musicians from the Portland area; namely, Bill McMullen (guitar,vocals), Chris McMullen (drums,vocals), Mark Elmer (vocals,guitar), Joel Munn (bass,vocals).

Teenage brothers, Tourie Escobar and Damien Escobar are a true phenomenon of our musical age. They combine the classical sound of the violin with Pop, R&B and Hip-hop. The result is a unique and uplifting fury of modern emotion and harmony… intensity and rhythm.

To my way of thinking, The Beatles plus The Smithereens equals a must-have addition to my music collection. So I knew that I would like the Smitties upcoming release B-Sides The Beatles. After listening to it this past week I can tell you this... not only did I like it, but this CD met and exceeded my expectations!

Life is good as founding member Paul Kantner remains in control of The Jefferson Starship. Long time cohort David Freiberg is still around as is guitarist Mark Aguilar. Cathy Richardson is now the lead female vocalist. She starred in the off Broadway production about Janis Joplin’s life. Richardson’s voice is powerful and pure but is closer to a Grace Slick sound than Joplin’s, which should come as no surprise. Even Marty Balin joins the Starship for a couple of tunes.

Forty years into an iconic career that has produced dozens of wonderful songs and a host of admiring musical peers, Little Feat has united the two with a new release, "Join The Band," that features some of their classic tunes re-recorded with creative friends, as well as new material like Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land."

Kate Russell is a Sydney, Australia born multi-talented musician, composer, and singer/songwriter. Kicking Down the Door is the follow up to her successful debut release, Powerful Stuff. Kate's music blends country, rock, and adult contemporary elements to achieve a sound that she describes as, 'Country Barbecue Music'.

We all know the cliche about death and taxes being the only certainties, but there's another one to add to the list: about once a year, Jeff Larson will release a quality disc of laid-back California pop in the vein of America, Dan Fogelberg and The Eagles and make it sound effortless. He's done it again with Left of a Dream, his best since his 2006 career-highlight Swimming in the Make Believe.

The Swansea six-piece comprise of no less than four singer/ song-writers, adding much versatility to their melodic brand of Americana and drawing comparisons to The Eagles, The Byrds and The Burrito Brothers.

Albums of previously unreleased material act as musical garage sales: Record labels get the chance to make some cash by offloading clutter, and the public gets to sift through plenty of junk in the hopes of finding a few gems. Fortunately, George Jones' "Burn Your Playhouse Down” includes a bounty of sparkling duets. Most of them are left over from the star-studded 1994 "The Bradley Barn Sessions” and his 1988 recordings for the 1991 album "Friends in High Places.”

Dusk is a bittersweet time of day. There’s no other point in the sun’s arc that captures the imagination quite like it. Sunset slides in between day and night, but it’s not really either—not blindingly bright or thoroughly dark, but draped in deep, surprising hues. Maybe the Nashville-based alt. folk-pop trio the Bittersweets can’t literally splash a sunset across the sky, but they bring the same striking contrast of shadow and luminescence to the ears.