The Mayflies
A Thousand Small Things
2009
Rock 'n roll basted with bluegrass and baked as dark as the band's native Iowa soil.
CD: $12.97
Matthew Grimm & the Red Smear
The Ghost of Rock & Roll
2008
Matthew Grimm returns with all the impropriety, disrespect, righteous indignation and Ayn Rand-evisceration one might expect after eight years of the country bobsledding into right-wing hell.
CD: $9.99
Patrick Bloom
Moses
2008
Described by Greg Brown as "the music that scarecrows dance to when everyone else is asleep", this fluid and emotionally rich collection of songs threads its way through the minutia of daily life, flawed plans, and quiet redemption.
MP3: $5.99
CD: $11.99
The Gilded Bats
The Gilded Bats
2007
Like a tank full of moonshine to a thirsty soul in a broken down barn on a dirt road between Muscatine and Ardon; except nicer.
MP3: $9.99
CD: $14.00
The Mayflies
Jerusalem Ridge
2007
Traditional bluegrass is only the main ingredient in this spicy, complex fusion of instruments and styles, of introspective musicality and blistering breakdowns.
MP3: $9.99
CD: $12.97
BeJae Fleming
Destination Unimportant
2005
Destination Unimportant is an Americana tale of waitresses and human woes, pounding like a gulf wind with shards of masterful electric guitar by Al Clarke and driving bass lines from Jackie Blount beneath BeJae's perfectly slashing, double-edged lyrics.
MP3: $9.99
CD: $14.00
Patrick Brickel
(Songs From) The Pink Sofa
2004
The first studio release from Patrick Bloom (originally recorded as 'Patrick Brickel'). A critically acclaimed work of alt.folk/Americana, an iTunes staff favorite, and a CD Baby Editor's Pick.
MP3: $5.00
CD: $8.99