The title of Vieux Farka Touré’s fifth solo studio album, Les Racines, translates to “the roots” as Touré digs deep into the Songhai music of Northern Mali for this sturdy
Panda Riot take the DIY ethos to heart. The Chicago-based shoegaze band records, mixes, and self-releases their own albums. Guitarist and band co-founder Brian Cook even makes the group’s own
As the rest of civilization began to suddenly grind to a halt due to the pandemic-related lockdowns in 2020, the keyboard-toting virtuoso retreated to the familiar confines of his Woodstock,
NU-JIVE is a band formed thirteen years ago by saxophonist and composer Troy Roberts and they deliver their fourth release with Nations United, which is more than simply a casual
We’ve long come to know Rod Picott as one of the rawest and honest songwriters in the genre, and he continues to deliver some of his most intimate and deeply
There are few things in the world of music that grabs your attention quite like a smartly crafted, completely reimagined cover of a song you’ve heard hundreds of times before.
Only an artist as strong as Patty Griffin would overlook these ten great performances in search of ‘better’ material. Hindsight often has its advantages and time between can bring a
Stretching back more than two decades, Calexico has explored the musical connections between Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe with each new album. Of course, this has all been done
Edie Carey didn’t set out to be a musician. She planned to go to med school, but life had other plans. While a student at Barnard College, she found a
Formed in Chicago, Horsegirl seems like an unlikely group to be drawing inspiration from the indie bands of the 90s and early 2000s. Mainly because no one in the trio
