NathanielRateliff had a shot at being the next chart-topper like Chris Daughtry or Chad Kroeger. Instead, the Denver-based singer-songwriter chose a very different path, one that could make him the next underground hero like Bon Iver or Iron & Wine.
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Welcome to the 26th podcast/download I’m co-hosting with Ryan Schleicher at 91.7 WMSE. We took some vacation time and collected some new music along the way to share with everyone. We’re back and ready to resume weekly delivery. Muzzle of Bees + 91.7 WMSE Podcast :: Volume 26 The Avett Brothers - “Go To Sleep” / [...]
photos by Tim Griffin "NathanielRateliff and The Wheel winning over the Music Hall crowd in a huge way, and for good reason." - my Twitter "I hadn't heard NathanielRateliff & The Wheel before last night, but they were...
I just heard from the fine Rounder Records label (Delta Spirit, Sondre Lerche, Son Volt) that they have signed Denver’s NathanielRateliff and The Wheel, one of my other favorite Colorado bands! Today is a good day for Colorado music; they absolutely deserve it. Early Spring Till – NathanielRateliff & The Wheel The Wheel just [...]
Despite the pre-CMJ buzz that this year was gonna be a buzzkill -- or maybe because of it -- so far the fest has turned out a surprising number of notable new artists, sets, and showcases. You can't see all of them, but that doesn't mean you can't try. So while Scott, Brandon, and I were making sure Free Energy had all the Miller High Life they could drink and Cold Cave were stocked with a backup...
... rockers, ending with a darkly bluesy cover of "Summertime" from George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. NathanielRateliff and the Wheel , a Denver group newly signed to the Rounder label , conjured the ghosts of Nick Drake and Gram Parsons with spare, moody folk-rock wrapped in grainy arrangements anchored by a fantastic bassist, Julie Davis. [ Time Out ] It's true. For the second time...