Signature Sounds' first CD came out in 1995 and the lable has seen over 150 releases since then, moving into show promoting, opening a venue in Northampton, MA, overseeing frequent collaborations between its artists, and taking over the long-running music and hot air ballooning gathering of the Green River Festival.
Earlier this Spring they released “Signature Sounds 20th Anniversary Collection: Rarities from The Second Decade” - an album of previously unreleased songs from Signature Sounds artists - a mix-tape lovingly prepared for you by the label. Jim Olsen is the President of Signature Sounds and he joins us to talk about the label's history and future.
This year’s Green River Festival takes place July 10th-12th at the Greenfield Community College in Greenfield, MA.
Signature Sounds will also present Amourasaurus! on Sunday August 30th at Pines Theater in Look Park in Florence, MA.
Three of the five members of the band, Winterpills, join us at The Linda for an interview and to play some music. Their latest album is All My Lovely Goners. Winterpills are playing with Rosary Beard at Steamer 10 Theatre on Friday, May 4 as part of Steamer 10's Eclectic Performance Series.
Albany, NY – Purveyors of the nu-folk, bluegrass movement, Crooked Still, have a new album out entitled "Some Strange Country" and they are celebrating its release at Club Helsinki in Hudson, NY on May 19th.
In this Performance Place, Sarah LaDuke speaks with Crooked Still vocalist, Aiofe O'Donovan and gives the new record a few spins.
Musician Matthew Houck, who records and performs under the Phosphorescent moniker, has won over fans and critics alike over the past 15 years, during which time he has released seven studio albums. Celebrated for his sonic meticulousness in the studio and on stage, Houck’s music is hard to categorize — he’s been identified as a Dylan-esque singer-songwriter for the 21st century, an indie-country experimenter, and a serious pop composer.
Singer-songwriter, touring musician, and novelist Josh Ritter joins us this morning at The Linda.
Josh tours nationally and internationally often with The Royal City Band, sometimes in a trio, and some other times - solo.
Tomorrow night at MASS MoCA in North Adam, MA, Josh will play solo acoustic, trying out new material -- warming it up and feeling it out for an as-yet unnamed forthcoming album.
Albany NY – Alt.country sensation rolls in from Boston to serenade us all.