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As inches of snow drape over the Quad-Cities, these albums are a fireplace.

The Hackles will release their third studio album, What a beautiful thing I have made, on April 7th on Jealous Butcher Records.  The Hackles are

Horse Feathers at Volcanic Horse Feathers, and its re-imagined string ensemble of seasoned players are returning to the road in the spring of 2022 in support of an April, Kill Rock Stars re-issue of the 2008 breakthrough release “House With No Home.” Justin Ringle and longtime violinist Nathan Crockett will be backed by new additions of upright bass (Luke Ydstie: The Hackles, Blind Pilot), banjo (Kati Claborn: The Hackles, Blind Pilot) and violin (Halli Anderson: River Whyless). The ...

Justin Ringle talks about the evolving band and its 'House With No Home' reissue

Horse Feathers I don’t know if any folk act sounds like the Pacific Northwest more than Horse Feathers. The songs from troubadour Justin Ringle’s Portland-based band tap into the roots of pure folk, but his voice and arrangements do so as if lost in the heavy fog hanging amid a forest of pines. It’s soft banjo-infused beauty with a seasonal affective disorder. In April, Horse Feathers plans to reissue a remastered version of its lovely 2008 Kill Rock Stars debut House with No H...