Robby Hecht, Natalia Zukerman at the Bluebird Café
When you’re a singer/songwriter armed with little more than a guitar and your talent, you have to find ways to stand out from the crowd. That’s why the pairing of … Read More
Here I Am: An Interview with Kate Pierson
As the B-52s head toward their 40th anniversary next year, Kate Pierson is keeping herself busy this year with her first-ever solo album, Guitars and Microphones. The timbre of Pierson’s … Read More
Reflective and Redemptive: Matthew Perryman Jones with Nashville Ballet
This year, the Nashville Ballet’s Valentine’s program finds them teaming up with local singer/songwriter Matthew Perryman Jones for a reprisal of their 2013 collaboration, “… but the flowers have yet … Read More
The Isles Captivate with the Dusky Lull of "John James"
Three-part harmonies — when rendered well — are one of music’s great pleasures. If those harmonies happen to be set against a captivating musical backdrop, then all the better. That’s certainly the … Read More
Five Questions: Rhiannon Giddens
From her gig with the Carolina Chocolate Drops to her gigs with T Bone Burnett (The New Basement Tapes and Inside Llewyn Davis), Rhiannon Giddens has always held her own. … Read More
The Beautiful and the Bold: Lori McKenna, Trent Dabbs at City Winery
Like Mickey Newbury before her, singer/songwriter Lori McKenna writes sad songs. And, like Patty Griffin, she has the sad voice to back it up. In between, though, McKenna is one … Read More
Singers Gonna Sing: An Interview with Joan Osborne
Joan Osborne, man. Joan Osborne. She’s a singer’s singer… the kind who doesn’t just love to sing, but knows how to sing. No matter the era, no matter the genre, … Read More
The Decemberists: What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World
Few artists have as sly and sardonic a musical wit as the Decemberists’ Colin Meloy. That point is evidenced so clearly on What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World … Read More