Album Review: How Cruel That Hunger Binds by Dietrich Strause Matt Ellis December 14, 2016Dietrich Strause’s How Cruel That Hunger Binds is a spiritually tinged journey through the sounds of America. With a sweeping,...
Video Premiere: “Gold” by Nat Reed Emily Arntsen December 11, 2016n her new music video, “Gold,” Natalie Burke, nom de plume Nat Reed, glows as her painted, fluorescent skin gleams...
Hand Me My Guitar: James Vincent McMorrow Knar Bedian December 8, 2016James Vincent McMorrow’s latest album, We Move, takes a turn towards an electronic-tinged synth-driven sound that many folk artists have...
Selected Sounds: 6 Shows to Cram Into Your Holiday Schedule Matt McCarthy December 2, 2016Whether it’s final exams or simply finishing your holiday shopping list, your calendar is likely packed for the upcoming month....
A Big Thief in a Small Space Meaghan O'Brien November 29, 2016“I’ve been imagining all of you have no bodies,” Big Thief front lady Adrianne Lenker informed her crowd. “It’s like...
Premiere: The Solars – “Old K.B.” Knar Bedian November 29, 2016reamy vocals welcome listeners on the latest single by local folk rock act The Solars, “Old K.B.,” a song that sounds as if...
All in the Family: Tennyson Mikey Enwright November 28, 2016t’s not hard to tell that Luke and Tess Pretty of Tennyson are siblings. “What is he doing?” Tess asked...
Selected Sounds: 4 Concerts to Check Out Before the Holidays Matt McCarthy November 21, 2016Between the especially stressful election cycle and the upcoming chaos of the holiday season, it feels like there’s barely a...
Turn and Face the Strange: Seu Jorge Matt Ellis November 21, 2016The loss of David Bowie in January of this year was a tipping point. It sent our world spinning out...
Interview: Barns Courtney Emily Arntsen November 20, 2016Self-described as somewhere between The White Stripes’ “Icky Thump” and Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep,” British blues rock musician Barns...
