Hailing from Charlottesville Va, Kathryn Caine records deliciously realized traditional country bluegrass with a soulful edge that sounds familiar yet somehow very contemporary.

Tags: Americana, bluegrass, country, Kathryn Caine

Following the comeback release of LP “Up from the Ground”, Los Angeles pop/rock outfit Madras was ironically halted as leader/singer Dan Luperini wrestled with minor but nagging health struggles that left him unable to sing. In fact this eventuality led to some very exciting new collaborations for the band creating an evening evocative of a Thievery Corporation set they shared at Molly Malone’s, Los Angeles. Here is our review.

Tags: Aimee Lynn Chadwick, Dan Luperini, David Torn, Los Angeles, Madras, Marc Thomas, Molly Malone's, Thievery Corporation

Every week, mystery shopper, former A&R dude and grizzly bear wrestler Tragic Josh is let out of his basement cell for a day to scour the Internets for the best music out there. We then distill this extract into a fine paste which we spread over the MusicZeitgeist.com canvas so that you can reap the benefits.

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