Jill Barber Strikes Gold (Exclusive Track Premiere)
By Eric Russ For an exclusive premiere of Jill Barber’s “Let’s Call it Love,” see below. [D]on’t let the fact that Jill Barber is a relative unknown in the States … Read more
Features
Randy Bachman: Every Song Tells a Story
Songwriter, singer, guitarist and radio personality Randy Bachman, whose talents brought both the Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) to enduring fame, has just released Every Song Tells a Story, … Read more
Liam Bailey Breaks Out
By Matthew Allen If you ask British fans of Liam Bailey to describe his sound, they’d likely mention the soul-baring acoustic compositions found on his 2010 debut EP, 2am Rough … Read more
Gene Ween? He’s Free, Man.
By John Figlesthaler Aaron Freeman, formerly known as Gene Ween, was one half of the band of bastard brainchildren that were, for the better chunk of the past three decades, … Read more
A Bluesman at Heart: Remembering Johnny Winter
Some artists can grab the audience’s attention before they even hit the first note. When Johnny Winter took the stage, one look at his white mane and elaborate dragon tattoo … Read more
Releasing The Hummingbird: An Interview With Peter Frampton
A hybrid of rock god and acoustic sensation, British guitar maestro Peter Frampton has taken a unique artistic detour with his 15th studio album, Hummingbird In A Box. Instead of … Read more
Never Turning Back: Music, social justice and the legacy of Pete Seeger
By Joe Jencks When I was nine, my sister bought me a two-record set of Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie live at Carnegie Hall. On that record was a song … Read more
Signature Piece: Performers’ art on paper
by Ali Kaufman Musicians’ art—performance—seems to be the polar opposite of fine art—painting, photography and so on. Music is all about creating on the fly, evolution and doing the same … Read more
Anyone’s Game – Country’s Current Cowgirls Blaze New Trails
Nikki Lane (left) and Brandy Clark by Caitlin White The trends in mainstream country music have been watched closely over the last year or so. 2013 saw periods when … Read more
The Fall & Rise of the Show Band
Bands like Earth, Wind & Fire disappeared from the radio, but re-emerge for a new generation by Matthew Allen Photo by Randee St. Nicholas It’s a late September evening in … Read more
