Mike Coykendall Band / Fronjentress

http://mikecoykendall.com
Veteran songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Mike Coykendall has been amazingly prolific over the last three decades or so. Currently most well known for his duties as a sideman, producer, and recordist via his work with M Ward, Blitzen Trapper, She & Him, Annalisa Tornfelt, & Tin Hat Trio, to name a few, Coykendall has been making his own unique outsider records since the mid ’80s.

In 2012 Coykendall released his third solo record titled Chasing Away the Dots via Portland’s Fluff & Gravy Records. Dots is a widely varied, moody yet playful record with a lived-in feel and is the perfect vehicle for Coykendall’s unfurnished vocals.  This tidy little diamond in the rough also contained guest appearances by some of Coykendall’s musical friends including M Ward, Zooey Deschanel, Eric Earley, & Ben Gibbard.

https://fronjentress.bandcamp.com/
Fronjentress is a Portland, Oregon-based “classic country for contemporary times” band founded by musicians Elizabeth Venable and Greg Olin. The group has released multiple records, including Baby’s Got Problems, Goin’ Country, and the full-length LP Seein’ Things available on Hovercraft Records.