3 A.M. With brother sports

3 A.M. With brother sports

By: Garrett Bethmann Cutting it up across Austin, playing music with your best friends and watching the stars fade into the dawn fueled by nothing but beers, cigarettes and laughs sounds great, doesn’t it?  Friends Anthony Santa Maria and Ishaq Fahim of Austin’s...
The Rebirth of Matt Lovell

The Rebirth of Matt Lovell

By: Garrett Bethmann What would you do if you cheated death and was given a new lease on life? If you are Nashville musician Matt Lovell, you rise from the trauma like a phoenix and release the debut album you’ve always wanted. Lovell had spent the better part of 10...
King Dream’s Life During Quran-time

King Dream’s Life During Quran-time

By: Garrett Bethmann At this stage in the game, it’s become quite clear COVID ain’t no party, it ain’t no disco, it ain’t no fooling around. With no more dancing and lovey dovey at clubs and bars across America (unless you were in Arkansas last week) musicians...
Touching the Surface of Coral Moons

Touching the Surface of Coral Moons

By: Garrett Bethmann You’re 20’s are for figuring out your shit.  At least that’s how my mother always put it and I can’t say she’s wrong. With a little bit of perspective from my early 30’s (essentially graduate level 20’s) I can see the arc of my journey towards...
The Folklore of Slow Dakota

The Folklore of Slow Dakota

By: Garrett Bethmann In the stories we tell of our family, how much is truth and how much is folklore?   It’s a question whose answer fuels the creative work of Slow Dakota, the masterwork of artist Paul Sauerteig. Slow Dakota is a dense musical experience that...