Supporting Firefly Garden By Emily J Ramey Written for Merry Ellen Kirk Merry Ellen Kirk is a poet. Perhaps “songwriter” is a more commonly used term, but it’s also too commonplace for Merry Ellen’s glittering narratives, songs that spring up wildly from her subconscious and bloom into vibrant, lilting melodies. Her sparkling piano refrains sweep and spill into [...]
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Merry Ellen Kirk Bio
Posted in Local Nashville, Publicity Pieces, tagged aaron krause, bio, blinding light, candy, clair de lune, emily j ramey, firefly garden, folk, invisible war, merry ellen kirk, nashville, piano, pop, singer-songwriter, the shakespeares on 10 November 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Robert Schwartzman Article
Posted in Favorites, Feature Articles, tagged bmi, california, calling the world, emily j ramey, eureka, frontman, musicworld, pop, retro, robert schwartzman, rock, rooney, solo, songwriter on 1 September 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“The Music Man” By Emily J Ramey Written for BMI: MusicWorld Robert Schwartzman is a man refreshingly fanatical about the art of making music. Despite, or perhaps as a result of, having seen rapid success with his California retro rock band Rooney, the 28-year-old singer/songwriter is absolutely bursting with new ideas, projects, and overall zeal for [...]
Paul McDonald Article
Posted in Feature Articles, Local Nashville, tagged american idol, americana, bmi, emily j ramey, idol tour, Local Nashville, musicworld, nikki reed, paul mcdonald, rock, season ten, songwriter, the grand magnolias, twilight on 17 August 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Idol‘s Lone Songwriter” By Emily J Ramey Written for BMI: MusicWorld Paul McDonald draws musical inspiration from his life, which, if you’re up on your pop culture you’ll know, has been positively brimming with spectacular, whirlwind song material. The 26-year-old singer/songwriter placed eighth on season ten of American Idol, met, dated, and got engaged to Twilight starlet Nikki Reed, [...]
Bonnaroo Article
Posted in Show Reviews, tagged abigail washburn, alison krauss, americana, amos lee, apache relay, aziz ansari, beirut, bela fela, bonnaroo, bruce hornsby, emily j ramey, festival, florence and the machine, grace potter and the nocturnals, gregg allman, iron and wine, jerry douglas, manchester, mumford and sons, music, my morning jacket, neon trees, old crow medicine show, photos, primus, review, robert plant, rock, sleigh bells, tennessee, the black keys, the david mayfield parade, the decemberists, the head and the heart, walk the moon on 14 June 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Bonnaroo Superlatives and Overall Festival Wrap-Up” By Emily J Ramey Click Here to See the Published Version on American Music Channel Well, I survived my first Bonnaroo… something that I wasn’t so sure of going into the weekend… but I came out okay on the other side, and what’s more is that I can honestly say [...]
The Strokes’ “Angles” Review
Posted in Album Reviews, tagged album review, angles, emily j ramey, first impressions of earth, gratisfaction, julian casablancas, machu picchu, nyc, rca records, rock, taken for a fool, the strokes, two kinds of happiness, under cover of darkness on 25 March 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Strokes “Angles” March 2011; RCA Records By Emily J Ramey Click Here to See the Published Version on American Music Channel So far as I can tell The Strokes newest release is causing controversy, a rift, if you will, among fans and critics. Listeners that relished in the darkened, raw fascinations of the band’s previous [...]
The Low Anthem’s “Smart Flesh” Review
Posted in Album Reviews, tagged album review, americana, apothecary love, ben knox miller, boeing 737, burn, contemporary folk, emily j ramey, matter of time, nonesuch records, oh my god charlie darwin, rhode island, smart flesh, the low anthem, wire on 25 February 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Low Anthem Smart Flesh February 2011; Nonesuch Records By Emily J Ramey Click Here to See the Published Version on American Music Channel The Low Anthem is in my opinion one of the most overlooked bands in contemporary folk today. And what a travesty! The dreamy, rustic lo-fi Americana so characteristic of the Rhode [...]
Katie Costello’s “Lamplight” Review
Posted in Album Reviews, tagged album review, ashes ashes, emily j ramey, folk, greg holden, kaleidoscope machine, katie costello, lamplight, no shelter, old owl, out of our minds, pop, singer-songwriter, stranger, tiny tiny records on 23 February 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Katie Costello “Lamplight” February 2011; Tiny Tiny Records By Emily J Ramey Click Here to See the Published Version on American Music Channel Katie Costello is an outrageously cute blonde girl, who just happens to also be a wellspring of blithe melodies and incredibly profound motifs. At the young age of fifteen Katie began to [...]
Adele’s “21″ Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Favorites, tagged 19, 21, adele, album review, blues, british, chasing pavements, columbia records, emily j ramey, jazz, one and only, r&b, rolling in the deep, rumour has it, set fire to the rain, singer-songwriter, soul, the cure, turning tables on 15 February 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Adele “21” February 2011; Columbia Records By Emily J Ramey Click Here to See the Published Version on American Music Channel So, full disclosure: I love Adele. She’s beautiful and sharp and unbelievably talented. The girl won two Grammys for an album that she recorded while still a teenager. “Chasing Pavements” and her debut album [...]
