Kevin ChaikenJul 11, 20182 minSHAY MARTIN LOVETTE Honors His Late Brother With His Debut Album, Swift DrifterPotential and heart. These are the two words that continue to echo between my ears as I make my way through Shay Martin Lovette's debut a...
Kevin ChaikenJun 21, 20182 minDADDY CHICO: West 4th Street's Resident JazzmasterGrowing up across the Hudson River in New Jersey, a young Charles Carrico dreamed of being a part of the emerging arts scene in New York'...
Kevin ChaikenMay 1, 201813 minInterview: JAMESTOWN REVIVAL On Coming Home to Austin and Bringing Music Back to the Golden AgeThe day was Wednesday May, 24th of the year 2017. At 20 years old, I had just packed up my life and moved from Fort Worth down to Austin w...
Kevin ChaikenMar 9, 20183 minCigarettes and Stage Dives: A Wednesday Night Bender With Mac Demarco in AustinYou've probably heard of Mac Demarco by now. The goofy, gap-toothed Canadian has taken the world by storm with his vibrato-heavy guitar l...
Kevin ChaikenMar 3, 20181 minNew CBDB Music: "Unintentional Liar" Out Now and a Full Album Dropping May 5thEveryone who knows me is familiar with my love affair with Tuscaloosa rockers, CBDB. They have one of the most unique sounds going, and t...
Kevin ChaikenFeb 24, 20181 min"Morning Coffee" With Munich's Hottest MusicianThe Blues have skipped their way across the pond and into music clubs all over Europe thanks to a man from Munich named Jesper Munk. Grow...
Kevin ChaikenFeb 22, 20185 minInterview: Led Zeppelin Meets Randy Newman With J RODDY WALSTON AND THE BUSINESSI'll never forget a long drive with a friend back in 2014. As the years have passed, our destination escapes my memory but the sounds tha...
Kevin ChaikenFeb 1, 20186 minInterview: BBQ and Backstage Passes at Stubb's With MOTEL RADIOSETTING THE STAGE About six months ago, a friend of mine introduced me to a band he knew from his alma mater, Louisiana State University ...
Kevin ChaikenJan 13, 20181 minBluegrass State Goes Indie Rock With ISLE OF EIGHT4-piece indie unit Isle of Eight, from the great state of Kentucky, have strayed far away from the traditional bluegrass of their native ...
Kevin ChaikenJan 8, 20184 minInterview: Heading Out West With WILDERADOMeet Wilderado, an alternative-Americana 4-piece outfit based out of Los Angeles made up of Maxim Rainer, Colton Dearing, Tyler Wimpee, a...
Anna Kathryn Groom and Kevin ChaikenDec 22, 20174 minGet into the Spirit with Some of Your Favorite Holiday Tunes, RevampedThe month of December is undoubtedly the best time of the year, I don't care if you're religious or not. All the lights, the holiday chee...
Kevin ChaikenOct 2, 20172 minCBDB: The "Slayers of Joyfunk"Hailing from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, CBDB is a progressive rock band that describes itself as the “slayers of joyfunk”. Cy Simonton (vocals,...
Kevin ChaikenOct 2, 20171 minNICKI BLUHM & THE GRAMBLERS Racking Up YouTube Hits and Road-Tripping to Red RocksI first discovered San Francisco based Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers at the height of my Grateful Dead obsession, while searching for cov...