Five Questions: Nora Jane Struthers
With her latest outing, singer/songwriter Nora Jane Struthers is shaking things up. Not only did she recruit a new backing band — the Party Line — but she also took … Read More
Caroline Spence Traces the Heartbreak of Leaving on "Trains Cry"
With a voice that blends the clarity of Mindy Smith and the country of Ashley Monroe, singer-songwriter Caroline Spence readies her upcoming debut, Somehow. The unassuming song cycle manages to … Read More
Five Questions: The Stray Birds
A couple years back, the Stray Birds flew onto the folk music circle with their eponymous debut. The trio — Maya de Vitry, Oliver Craven, and Charlie Muench — came … Read More
Gretchen Peters: Blackbirds
In 1914, Robert Frost wrote in his “A Servant to Servants” that “The best way out is always through.” A hundred years later, Gretchen Peters sees his bet and ups … Read More
Nothing Personal: An Interview with Mary Lambert
Before July 18, 2012, few people outside of Seattle’s hip hop and spoken word scene knew who Mary Lambert was. The, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis tapped the out gay singer … Read More
Ryan Culwell Conjures the Plaintive Texas Landscape on "Red River"
There’s a reason so many great songwriters come from Texas — it’s a desolate expanse of land with more than enough room for the imagination to wonder and wander through the … Read More
Five Questions: Caitlin Canty
Making her way from the clear and easy backroads of small-town Vermont to the rough and tumble streets of New York City, singer/songwriter Caitlin Canty took the long way around… … Read More
A Wider Stage to Stand On: Gregory Alan Isakov at 3rd & Lindsley
After Nathaniel Rateliff worked through a solid set of “many uplifting songs” presented by a big ol’ voice he wasn’t afraid to use, Gregory Alan Isakov and company took to … Read More