Americana Music Awards Festival & Conference
Let’s just be clear, right up front, I don’t usually attend music conferences or festivals. Crowds just aren’t my thing. But, with the Americana Music Awards Festival and Conference is … Read More
Five Questions: Josh Rouse
Across continents and decades, singer/songwriter Josh Rouse has spread his own feel-good brand of soft rock for deep thinkers. Though he would sidle up alongside classic songwriters like Harry Chapin and … Read More
Five Questions: Mary Gauthier
There’s something incredibly poetic about Mary Gauthier, and it infuses everything about her. It’s in her language and diction, it’s in her work, and it’s in her life — past, … Read More
Banks: Goddess
Though it echoes tones of Portishead, Morcheeba, and Massive Attack, the debut collection from Banks never quite catches up to any of those predecessors’ efforts. There’s a good bit of … Read More
Five Questions: Lera Lynn
With her airy, butter-smooth voice and easy, country-tinged songs, singer/songwriter Lera Lynn wouldn’t have been out of place amidst the ladies of the canyon (Laurel Canyon, that is) in the … Read More
All Space, No Pressure: An Interview with Butterfly Boucher
Ten years ago, Australian singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Butterfly Boucher made a very impressive debut with Flutterby on which she wrote, played, and sang pretty much every note. The effort caught the attention … Read More
The Power of Linda Perry
Linda Perry doesn’t give a fuck. Actually, she does. She gives a fuck about a lot of things, but what other people think isn’t one of them. An artistic powerhouse … Read More
Ben Glover: Atlantic
When an album starts with a song titled “This World Is a Dangerous Place,” it’s hard to know whether that’s a dire warning or a mere observation. In the case … Read More