Taste Test: Davis John Patton etches his voice onto your soul with ‘I’m Not an Island When I’m Alone’
The folk singer-songwriter longs for human connection.
Bee Delores
Editor-in-Chief of the Badlands, spinning those B-Sides. Love Parks & Rec. Addicted to high-priced coffee drinks, alt-country and synth-pop, and never know when to quit. Got three cats named Jake, Olivia and Fitz --and they don't like you very much.
Retrospective: Reba’s ‘Fancy’ turns 30
In celebration of the song’s 30th anniversary, we spoke with Jonna Volz, Norman Woodel, and Tony Brown.
Playlist: Lake & Lyndale extend a warm, inviting hand
The Americana band put together a playlist featuring Sunny Sweeney, Caitlyn Smith, Dawes, and more.
Taste Test: Carmanah celebrates femininity with new song, ‘Mountain Woman’
The folk-pop band cherish the raw power of femininity.
Fantasia Fest 2020: ‘Minor Premise’ wields real science for thrilling sci-fi fantasy
Playing Fantasia 2020, Eric Schultz’s directorial debut observes emotions and memories in scientific research.
Taste Test: Alex O’aiza desires for a more empathetic world on new song, ‘Side by Side’
The indie-pop songwriter expresses frustrations over writer’s block and a need for a more compassionate society.
Taste Test: E.Z. Shakes grapple with faith and forgiveness on new song, ‘Making Mistakes’
The blues band dissect faith and forgiveness.
Review: The Northern Belle plug into life’s happy-sad cycles on third album, ‘We Wither, We Bloom’
The impressive seven-piece band juxtapose life’s brightness and its dullness on new album.
Taste Test: Jonas Friddle has been a little ‘Under the Weather’
The folk musician depicts his tattered state in 2020.
Interview: OK Mayday spin plush soundscapes
The Virginia Beach outfit sink into urgent, lush alt-pop.
Taste Test: The Reeves Brothers scuff up some dust with ‘100 Proof Honky-Tonk’
The stone-cold country band slip into the saloon.
FrightFest 2020: ‘Blinders,’ a grim examination of obsession and delusion
Playing FrightFest 2020, filmmaker Tyler Savage hits a homerun with his second feature.
Taste Test: Missy Bauman mines nothing for ‘Infinite Everything’
The folk musician remembers coldness of heartache.
Fantasia Fest 2020: ‘The Dark and the Wicked’ ravages with grief and death
Playing Fantasia Fest 2020, Bryan Pertino’s new feature examines grief and pain.
Fantasia Fest 2020: ‘Born of Woman’ shorts carve out distinct voices in horror
Fantasia Fest’s Born of Woman roster of shorts shows great promise.
