Solid senders, The California Honeydrops offer good times in the key of jammy soul and smooth R&B commitment derived from gleeful busking origins on the street corners of Oakland and the Bay Area. Formed at the tail end of 2007, the band has since become a hallmark of cool on the festival and club circuit, […]
Aaron Irons
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A Beautiful Love Story
The husband-and-wife team of The War and Treaty shares its music
at the inaugural year of Sisters’ Big Ponderoo music fest
The War and Treaty, the husband-and-wife duo of Michael and Tanya Trotter return with “Lover’s Game,” an all-in spectacle of soul, rock n’ roll, and country rhythm & blues that shakes and simmers in just the right spots. For those who have followed the Trotters’ emotional story since 2018’s “Healing Tide” and its follow-up 2020’s […]
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Defying Cliché
Sarah Shook & The Disarmers bring their attitude and rich melodies to Volcanic this March
Sarah Shook & The Disarmers shirk category, defy cliche and generally make music that sounds like nothing that’s come before. For fans of hillbilly heartache, 2017’s “Sidelong” came across equal parts barroom lament and pistol-whipping, while the sequel, “Years” (2018), maintained Shook’s now-signature tremolo with richer melodies and attitude hewn from North Carolina pine. The […]
