Arguably, the world doesn’t need another song about New York City any more than the Red Hot Chili Peppers need another love letter to California. Still, NYC remains an asphalt
In the late summer of 2023, something shifted for Michael Rudd. Songs began arriving in the middle of the night — fully formed melodies, stray lines of lyrics, entire arrangements
Born in Nashville and reshaped in Portland, Family Worship Center operates less like a traditional band and more like a traveling rock-and-soul commune. Their sound—groove-heavy, piano-pounded, and drenched in communal
Few artists are still carrying the torch for hard country with the conviction — and volume — of Dale Watson. For more than four decades, the Texas native has stood
Despite influences that stretch far beyond Texas, The Point. feel inseparable from Austin. The trio filters psychedelia, Saharan guitar music, and cumbia through a jam-band looseness that reflects the city’s
Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Karen Dahlstrom arrived at folk music the long way around. Raised on show choirs and jazz ensembles, she built her early voice around the precision of Sarah Vaughan
There are only a handful of artists who can speak to the moment just before their star starts to rise. Is it the fulfilling spectacle of years of hard work
A total eclipse is a rare phenomenon when dark and light converge. Strangers lift their faces toward the perfect circle in the sky, and, for a moment, the world around
Eliza Noxon doesn’t hide behind metaphor. Her songs arrive unguarded—clear-eyed dispatches from the messy interior of becoming. Rooted in traditional folk but streaked with an indie-rock pulse, Noxon’s music wrestles
Love is a tricky thing to get a hold of, and even when it’s in your grasp, the complexity of it all forces a loose, slippery grip. Once forged by
