It’s pretty common to see people dancing along to their music on the subway. I find myself fascinated by the many bubbles we lock ourselves into, made transparent when someone taps their feet or sings along with a choice lyric.…
We’ve seen it a million times over — when an artist hits it big, they change their sound so they can either be taken seriously or garner mass appeal. Chris Stalcup isn’t interested in that. (Though he isn’t necessarily “big”…
I was 13 on September 11, 2001. As a Jewish kid in private schools, that mean that my weekends for the next two years were dominated by bat and bar mitzvahs. We’d go to synagogue in the morning, the kid…
Before we get into the video, I’d like to announce that I’m changing the update schedule to Monday, Wednesday, Friday since it hasn’t been daily in quite some time. Last year, teaching took over my life a little too much…
It’s an election year, so it should come as no surprise that there’s going to be a lot of political music floating around out there this year. You can have your opinions about that, but I’m always down for a…
I’m dipping out for a sec, but before I do, here’s a song I came across some time ago. “Real Thing” is a simple song that captures an experience that should be a whole a lot easier than it is.…
Kate Vargas’ distinctive voice has already been featured here several times. Her singles have been fun, glossy interpretations of Americana music. I was very excited to listen to her newest album, Strangeclaw, so I could hear her stretch out to…
Recently I’ve received a number of submissions claiming to be “urban folk.” That’s a headscratcher, considering that a lot of modern folk music is indebted to Bob Dylan and the Village. Turns out, it’s generic hipster fluff with acoustic guitars…