The Color of Thunder: A Conversation with Amanda Shires
It’s hard to describe Amanda Shires, as a person or an artist. There’s just something about her that floats above and beyond categorization and calculation. Perhaps it’s the poet in … Read More
Five Questions: Tom Brosseau
Singer/songwriter Tom Brosseau moves through the world and comes to his art at a pace and a pitch unlike most others. Maybe it’s that he’s from North Dakota. Maybe it’s … Read More
Squared Roots: BJ Barham x Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen. What, really, is there to write about him that hasn’t been written thousands of times? He’s a working-class hero, a thinking-man’s poet, an activist-artist, a national treasure, and … Read More
Five Questions: Glen Phillips
Since bursting onto the pop-rock scene some 25 years ago with Toad the Wet Sprocket’s third album, Fear, Glen Phillips has established himself as one of the most heartfelt songwriters … Read More
With Headphones on the Floor: A Conversation with Chely Wright
Though singer/songwriter Chely Wright made her name on the country charts back in the ’90s and had a big coming out party in 2010, her new album’s quiet confidence showcases … Read More
Five Questions: Jonah Tolchin
A skinny white kid from New Jersey though he may be, Jonah Tolchin grew up with a love and reverence for the blues that rivals any kid from Chicago or … Read More
Gregory Alan Isakov: "The Stable Song"
More so than many of his peers, Gregory Alan Isakov has a magical, mystical way with a folk song. There’s a tenderness to his approach that never tips into the … Read More
The Past Isn't Finished: An Interview with Blind Pilot's Israel Nebeker
For Blind Pilot’s third record, front man/songwriter Israel Nebeker had no choice but to dig deep, having just come through the death of his father and the end of a … Read More