heartland rock

  • The Gaslight Anthem: “We are definitely a full-time band again…” (8/23 at The Fillmore)

    During a recent phone chat with The Gaslight Anthem’s Benny Horowitz, I find out that the drummer for the New Brunswick heartland punk rockers actually has quite the history with the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection: “I wear Yankees hats and am a fan of New York...
  • Mattiel’s Leather Americana… Or, Georgia Gothic (3/1 at JB’s)

    Mattiel’s upcoming third LP, Georgia Gothic, will likely earn the award for 2022’s most straightforward album title.  The album’s cover features Mattiel Brown and Jonah Swilley donning red-leather suits (of sorts) and grasping pitchforks in a sort of space-age, fetish homage to Grant Wood’s famous painting.  The 11 tacks...
  • Lauren Jenkins on Independence and Getting Back on the Road

    “It really means more than I can express every time someone plays one of my songs for someone, whether they’re buying it or streaming it.  That puts gas in my tank,” says Lauren Jenkins.  Jenkins is a heartland rocker who seems to live the life of an always-impeccably-styled Americana...