On Beacon Hill: at twilight we find Anthony Moore, a lone veteran of art rock and experimental sound, roots winding backwards to the halcyon days of Slapp Happy and the ‘70s progressive art rock scene. With the accompaniments of AKA & Friends, he now breathes infernal new life into songs from his six decades of music making, wrapping his avant/pop traditions into a darkly radiant coil of folky chamber music for the ages. On Beacon Hill is out November 21; hear the... (read more)

Alasdair Roberts and Scottish Gaelic singer Màiri Morrison have joined with Pete Johnston and his Canadian all-star band for their new collaborative LP. Remembered in Exile: Songs and Ballads from Nova Scotia is a collection of newly crafted arrangements of traditional songs of Scottish origin from Nova Scotia, pulled from the pioneering work of folklorist Helen Creighton (1899-1989).

Next month, Màiri, Alasdair and Pete will hit the road for a run of very special and intimate shows, performing these songs on the isles of their origin!

Blasting out of fried speaker cones everywhere, Boston's Major Stars are set to return with a new album, More Colors of Sound, out October 24! Following the lead single, "Blackout," hear a new track out today: "Wrapped Up in Circles."

The siren call to arms of guitar arpeggios leads "Wrapped Up in Circles" straight into a riff-powered body, the three-axe attack spaciously filling the stereo azymuth with a tautly calibrated balance. Noell’s vocal is Slick in the old sense of the word:... (read more)

Billy Mac's back in the safe confines of the good ol' EU this October! A year and a half on from his acclaimed Locust Land  and with the 10th Anniversary of Land of Plenty, Bill's duo album with Ryley Walker,  resulting in its welcome reissue ahead of these dates, enjoy the merch table at these shows! 

Speaking of the shows, it's only a quick handful for our cheerful guitarist/songwriter/improviser - but since who knows what the rest of the world's... (read more)