Yet another album to check out this coming new year is singer-songwriter Jamie Bendell’s “Blue Sky Days,” due for release January 29th. Bendell’s pure soprano vocals are accompanied by uplifting melodies and diverse instrumentation including guitars, pianos, organs, violins and even an accordion. This playful music along with Bendell's voice are what drive her emotionally charged lyrics, and make this a very engaging take on folk pop. Bendell will be playing at Rockwood Music Hall tomorrow, December 20th, , where she will be debuting new songs off “Blue Sky Days.” -Lucy Sherman

Back for its third year, Tinderbox Music Festival — entirely composed of female musicians and female-fronted bands — showcased this past Sunday a diverse amount of genres with acts from all over the country playing on 3 separate stages. The event started at 1pm with folkier bands taking the stage in the morning, including a stand out performance by NYC  Jamie Bendell (pictured and streaming), whose beautifully raw and innocent voice blended perfectly with catchy acoustic guitar riffs and a grittier sound from the back-up electric guitarist. Other standouts of the day included: Hello Phones, the powerful and punky ohian group Jasper the Colossal, the endearing and talented Mal Blum backed by drummer and guitarist, and one of the last bands of the day, the wonderfully energetic Charlene Kaye and the Brilliant Eyes. The headliner, Coco Rosie, ended the night with an emotional and experimental set that had the audience entranced. For more information on the festival or the musicians involved, go here. - Chelsea Eriksen - Photo credit: Maxime Lemoine