Kevin Bronson on July 28th, 2009

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[Folky flavors for your Tuesday …]

The music of Trevor Beld-Jimenez – the guy behind Tall Tales and the Silver Lining – somehow sounds as if it comes from “up the coast.” The Ventura=based singer-songwriter in June released “The Understanding” on Beehouse Records (home of the Spires), and the album showcases Beld-Jimenez’s affection for breezy melodies and a wistful, acoustic guitar-driven optimism. Call it a coastal epiphany.

||| Download: “Hey Sunshine”

||| Live: Tall Tales perform Aug. 18 at Mai’s in Ventura with Sparrows Gate.

The year’s second EP from the Grizzly Owls – the musical melding of Jenny and Joseph Andreotti – could be the quiet-time antidote to the rough-and-tumble Spaghetti Western rock on L.A.’s Spindrift. It’s twangy and haunting and more than a little bit creaky, but rife with plenty of imagery. As foreboding as the wide-open spaces can sound. The band is making the EP, “I Am a Shootist,” available for free download.

||| Download: “I Am a Shootist” EP.

||| Live: The Grizzly Owls play Aug. 19 at Room 5.

Photos: Tall Tales by Brittany Smith; Grizzly Owls by Ty Rose