Marie Miller on her return to music, her love of literature, and what it was like to perform for Pope Francis.
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Music Review: Wytold – ‘Fireflies, Fairies, and Squids’
Capturing the imagination is a prominent factor of Wytold's music. His recording has gorgeous soundscapes.
Read More »Music Review: Danielle Wertz and Tal Cohen – ‘Intertwined’
The bluesy vocal register of Wertz, intertwined with the light tremors of Cohen's keys, make for an ambient jazz repertoire.
Read More »Music Review: Malcolm Holcombe – Pretty Little Troubles
Holcombe creases a sense of decrepitude and weariness into his deliberately half-wrecked-sounding voice and uses both to pointed effect, speaking directly to the immigrant, the wanderer, the home-seeker in all of us.
Read More »Music Review: David Broza – ‘The Set List’
'The Set List' from David Broza is not just a greatest hits package, it's a great opportunity to get to know the music and the man.
Read More »SXSW Music Festival 2017 (Austin, TX): Saturday, March 18 (Garth Brooks LIVE, Slowkiss, Casi, The Accidentals and More)
For me, Saturday, March 18, was unofficially Garth Brooks Day at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. The great country singer hadn't performed in the Texas capital in decades, so this SXSW felt special, And as a lifelong Brooks fan, I enjoyed every second of his set.
Read More »SXSW Music Festival 2017 (Austin, TX): Friday, March 17 (Garth Brooks, Snail Mail, Spoon, Sui Zhen, and More)
Garth Brooks was Friday's keynote speaker at SXSW Music Festival 2017, which included performances by Snail Mail, Maggie Rogers, and Spoon.
Read More »SXSW Music Festival 2017 (Austin, TX): Thursday, March 16 (Kate Nash, The New Pornographers, FRENSHIP, Black Rheno, and More)
The New Pornographers and Kate Nash were among the hundreds of artists and bands performing Thursday at SXSW Music Festival 2017 in Austin, Texas.
Read More »SXSW 2017 World Premiere: ‘May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers’
'True Sadness,' by the Avett Brothers, was nominated for a Grammy in the Americana category. What was the journey of its creation?
Read More »Music Review: Ruthie Foster – ‘Joy Comes Back’
Her new album matches the blues-rock-soul singer's honeyed voice with a varied batch of songs by top talents ranging from Mississippi John Hurt to The Weepies' Deb Talan to Black Sabbath.
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