American Gothic folk blues, murder ballads, and broken-hearted lullabies from this Philly quartet. Existing semi-permanently in the City of Brotherly Love, the Sweetheart Parade consists of Johnny Bee, Joshua Britton and Daniel Harvie. A skewed version of Americana initially conceived in Vermont, winter 2005, during a particularly dark time, the Parade was shaped handsomely two years later by awkwardness and anxiety, resulting in Smaller Constellations; the second album, Sings Like A Priest, was released in September 2008.

The sultry, phastasmagorically benign trio rose from the figurative ashes of something that never burned, figuratively or otherwise. Snakes and snails be damned, these little-boys-at-heart are always on-point, whether the joint needs to be funkily rocked or not.

Papertrees is an idea that is constantly evolving. They began with Allison Polans writing, strumming a guitar, and vocalizing some songs but has now grown into a family of sounds. The core crew also consists of long-time member Alec Meltzer (drums, percussion), Phil D'Agostino (upright bass), Carl Cheeseman (electric guitar), and Nate Gonzalez (organ, keys and accordion).

"The music that Papertrees creates has a folk vibe with a jazz-esque undertone. If that's not enough to spike your interest how about check out Allison Polans’ voice? Allison sings with such a rich timbre and warm tone that definitely makes all in earshot take notice." - Foreverlostinasong.com

"..it might just be a matter of time before the boys who have a sound that’s reminiscent to Johnny Cash and Hank Williams blow up big time." - The Deli Magazine