Hiss Golden Messenger Embrace West Coast Vibes and Cover Grateful Dead with Soulful Performance at Portland, OR’s Aladdin Theater (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS) - Glide Magazine

Hiss Golden Messenger Embrace West Coast Vibes and Cover Grateful Dead with Soulful Performance at Portland, OR’s Aladdin Theater (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS) - Glide Magazine

Scan the landscape of Americana music these days and you’ll find no shortage of inauthentic and soulless acts. Lyrical depth is often traded for blandness designed to appeal to larger, less musically savvy audiences. It’s hard to blame the artists as they try to work through increasingly algorithmic marketing, high touring costs, and audiences who can’t commit to buying advance tickets. For nearly two decades, M.C. Taylor has kept his head down …