We have a problem from time to time at Vodka using our normally reliable sources for good new music, coming up with, well, good new music. So we took a side road recently and ended up at the front door of the Shook Twins and boy do we wish we had discovered them earlier! Awhile (video) is from their Jr. effort, What We Do (2014). Their two other long-players, You Can Have The Rest (2008) and Window (2011) all feature Katelyn and Laurie Shook’s dueling vocals and a broad variety…
Read MoreGriff’s Room Band is a friendly melding of bluegrass and pop that will have your feet moving and head bobbing here on Corner Booth from the band’s new EP, Shut The Case (June 2014). Originally loosely formed as a band of street performers in Colonial Williamsburg in 2011, the trio found that their music seemed to appeal to an wide variety of people. Since then, they have been gigging up and down the Eastern seaboard of the US. You can find more information…
Read MoreDella Mae appeared about a year ago on A Little More Vodka, with I Built This Heart. During the year, the girls have been busy, signing with Rounder Records, releasing a new full-length, This World Oft Can Be, from which Empire (above) comes, and being nominated for a Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album. Kudos to this great blue-grass troupe for so much deserved success! You can find a treasure trove of information on Della Mae by visiting the band’s web site. Including purchase options for…
Read MoreCarolina Calling (April 2013) is an new single from a great folk / bluegrass troupe called Mipso. It is an introspective look ahead and look back at life the way we think the road may take us and is an instantly likable and singable song. Mipso hails from North Carolina where the three-piece met while attending UNC. As well as this single, the group has a full-length available, Long, Long Gone (April 2012) which is full of great tracks for a lousy $8 US. You can…
Read MoreI’ve been keeping an eye open for a decent video from Tuscon, AZ based Run Boy Run to try and promote their debut long-player, So Sang The Whippoorwill (March 2013). Finally got lucky with this homemade video of Railroad Boy, which does NOT show up on the long-player but is a great bluegrass number and certainly good enough to point you to the long-player for more. Run Boy Run is made up of Matt (guitar/fiddle) and Grace Rolland (cello/vocals), sisters Bekah (guitar/fiddle/vocals) and…
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