Magpie Thief

Amigo jams econo in the footsteps of their punk rock heroes. Their music comes from their imaginations, where shit-kickin' east Texas honky tonks are infiltrated by weird and flamboyant art school kids and, somehow, everybody gets along famously! The music is about magic and despair, gettin' yer rocks off, not gettin' yer rocks off, being filled with innocence and wonder and then the world taking a giant dump on your head. Oh, yeah, and it's fun, too – because it's ROCK & ROLL music, y'all! Amigo looks forward to seeing everybody later this year on tour in support of their debut LP, Might Could. Be cool in the world!"Coalescing their talent and love of Americana music, Magnolia Collective have formed an all-star folk rock revue of 'bootgazers." "This is a Southern Rock outfit expanded with a full accompaniment of surly smooth and tantalizingly moody textures. Every song is penned from a quill inked in the blood of a broken heart."Emily Stewart and Matty Sheets, of Greensboro, NC, are two captivating singer/songwriters who have been enchanted by bringing each other’s songs to life for quite some time now. They have accompanied each other for years, and now, as Magpie Thief, they strip down their songs, forming a passionate and roadworthy acoustic duo. The pair solidly relies on their multi-instrumentalist wits to round out original tunes with guitar, banjo, harmonica, kick drum, slide, footbourine, solid steel Dixie honkelulu, mouth trumpet, soulful harmonies, and more. Sheets delivers songs “in earnest folk vocals barbed with a sardonic edge, warbling from country blues to dead-pan alt-rock. Stewart’s swayback rhythms on banjo smartly match Sheets’ slashing guitar chords . . . Harmonizing, Stewart’s voice renders honey for Sheets’ sandpaper. Singing lead, the clear moonshine of Stewart’s voice takes on more of a bent quality, like a gnarled root searching for the water table.” – Jordan Green, Triad City BeatWhile these two will always be able to command the attention of a room alone, few will be able to resist their charm together. Magpie Thief is folk music with heart and street smarts.