Indie spotlight for April 30, 2017 (Show 148)

Thomas Oliver is internationally recognized as one of the leading players of the Weissenborn lap-steel guitar and a multi-talented guitarist, song writer and singer. Oliver’s ability to write stirring lyrics and move between sweet melodic and grunty vocals has also earned him a reputation as a vocalist in Drum & Bass, having collaborated with some of the most respected producers.     @ThomasOliverNZ

The Suitcase Junket conjures an entirely new sound on his essential rock collection Pile Driver built on the salvaged sounds of American juke joints, back porches, honky tonks, and rock clubs. The Suitcase Junket is Matt Lorenz: artist, tinkerer, swamp Yankee, one-man band. His is the road-worn voice rising over the grind of a tube-amped dumpster guitar, and the wild double pitches of throat singing.      @suitcasejunket

Jack Pyers [Dirty looks] has released a new fifteen song collection of Americana/Roots music featuring Bret Alexander [The Badlees] and Jeremy Hummel [Breaking Benjamin]. After years of touring and recording, Pyers returned to his home in rural Pennsylvania and immersed himself in local acoustic roots music. ”Dead on the Floor” represents the fusion of Pyers hard rock background merged with his new-found appreciation of local roots music. 

 Polly O'Keary and The Rhythm Method are fan favorites in the Pacific Northwest and around the United States and Canada. With her top-shelf trio, featuring Tommy Cook on drums and David Miller on guitar, she performs a mix of soul, funk, blues and rock that has won her top honors as a songwriter, singer and performer from blues societies around the Pacific Northwest. The new album 'Black Crow Callin'. ' is due May 12, 2017     @PollyOKeary