September kicks off with a stacked slate of new releases for New Music Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. Big Thief deliver “Double Infinity,” their most ambitious record yet. Grandson pushes boundaries with the intense and urgent […]
Philadelphia Folk Festival Celebrates 62 Years of Music, Stories and Community
Some things really don’t change and that’s a good thing when talking about the Philadelphia Folk Festival. Aug. 14-17 at the Old Pool Farm in Upper Salford Township, Pennsylvania 2025 marked its 62nd year carrying […]
New Music Friday, Aug. 29, 2025
As August winds down and we say goodbye to summer, this week’s New Music Friday, Aug. 29, 2025 feels like one last sun-soaked playlist before fall takes over. The Beths keep their streak of smart, […]
New Music Friday, Aug. 22, 2025
This week’s New Music Friday for Aug. 22, 2025 brings a beautiful mix of nostalgia, experimentation and raw emotion. Mac DeMarco continues his lo-fi evolution with “Guitar,” a dreamy, melodic exploration of tone and texture. […]
Episode 46 – John Brancy
On this episode of The High Note, I’m joined by Grammy-winning baritone and New Jersey native John Brancy. Called “remarkable” by the “Financial Times” and “powerful” by the “Telegraph,” Brancy has built a career that […]
New Music Friday, Aug. 15, 2025
This week’s New Music Friday for Aug. 15, 2025 is packed with heavy hitters and inspired new voices. Grammy-winning bluegrass phenom Molly Tuttle delivers “So Long Little Miss Sunshine.” Cass McCombs unveils “Interior Live Oak,” […]
Episode 45 – Jayne Toohey
On this episode of The High Note podcast I’m joined by Jayne Toohey — photographer, author and the press contact for the Philadelphia Folk Festival. Jayne is the creative force behind “Smiling Banjo: A Half […]
New Music Friday, Aug. 8, 2025
The summer soundtrack continues to heat up on this week’s New Music Friday for Aug. 8, 2025. Ethel Cain delivers a hauntingly beautiful Southern gothic tale with “Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You,” her most […]
New Music Friday, Aug. 1, 2025
Welcome to the first New Music Friday for August with all the new albums that dropped today, Aug. 1, 2025. Cian Ducrot returns with “Little Dreaming,” a tender folk-pop journey that feels made for summer […]
New Music Friday, July 25, 2025
It’s Christmas in July, and Santa Shaun is sliding down your feed with a sack full of fresh releases for New Music Friday for July 25, 2025. Indie-pop rockers The Band Camino are back with […]