Articles by Jason Schneider

Valerie June

Pushin' Against A Stone

PUBLISHED Aug 30, 2013

It's always treading dangerous ground to talk about "authenticity" when it comes to any style of music. But there's a reason why artists fr...

Richard Buckner

Surrounded

PUBLISHED Aug 30, 2013

Richard Buckner's mind is often not a pleasant place to be inside. After establishing his reputation during the alt-country insurgence of t...

Black Joe Lewis

Goes His Own Way

PUBLISHED Aug 29, 2013

For a time, Black Joe Lewis had a "No BS" button pinned to his guitar strap, and nothing better describes both his music and his personalit...

Black Joe Lewis

Electric Slave

PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2013

From his 2009 arrival with Tell 'Em What Your Name Is, Black Joe Lewis's brand of punked-up R&B was a welcome counterpoint to the new gener...

Black Joe Lewis Talks the Rock-based Sound of 'Electric Slave,' Streams Album on Exclaim.ca

PUBLISHED Aug 20, 2013

Few artists in recent years have been praised for their live show as much as Black Joe Lewis, but on his latest album with the Honeybears,...

The Civil Wars

Love Is A Battlefield

PUBLISHED Aug 15, 2013

After bursting onto the Americana scene with their 2011 full-length debut album Barton Hollow, the Civil Wars — comprised of singer/s...

The Wild Feathers

The Wild Feathers

PUBLISHED Aug 9, 2013

If you're of a certain age, you have memories of your parents blasting CCR and Eagles tapes on long car rides. For some, that surely accele...

The Civil Wars' Joy Williams Reveals Hiatus Details, Hopes Duo Can Be "Sewn Back Together"

PUBLISHED Aug 7, 2013

At this moment the Civil Wars do not exist, despite the Americana duo's highly anticipated self-titled sophomore album hitting stores this...