Swedish singer-songwriter Christopher Volat is not in a rush. His song “The Maze” is an unhurried composition, depicting the twists and turns of an emotional crisis with compassion and sincerity. Volat’s deep, gravelly voice contrasts with his light fingerpicking, while…
Beginning his career in 2008, Tyler Edwards was the songwriter and front man for South Carolina rock band, I Anthem. After releasing two EPs and an LP, the band had multiple songs break the Top 10 on Billboard’s Rock Charts…
I’m trying really hard to get into the swing of these weekly playlists, but it feels like there’s always something that pulls me away. Maybe that’s why my list for June is so short — I just haven’t really had…
Mylo Choy finds comfort in the spaces between things. As a mixed-race and non-binary person, moving between worlds feels like home to them. Born and raised in Wisconsin, they also developed a strong connection to Hawai’i, where their mother is…
Buick Audra is a Grammy-award-winning musician, writer, and activist living in Nashville, TN. She is the guitarist and primary songwriter and vocalist in the melodic heavy duo, Friendship Commanders. Buick has released three solo albums to date and has returned…
Dan Joseph is a solo folk/country artist originally from Las Vegas, NV. He is active duty US Coast Guard and currently stationed in Portsmouth, VA. Dan’s new song, “Younger,” is a visceral Americana meditation on grief and the impermanence of…
Thomas Stajcer draws on his unique voice, love of storytelling and father’s 80s rock and roll to write frank and endearing songs fashioned in the classic themes of country music. Historically likened in tone to John Prine, Sturgill Simpson, Lee…
The Barbirds are an alt-country powerhouse from Abingdon, VA. Comprised of local favorites Carly Booher Edwards, Zack Edwards and Andrew Clark of Annabelle’s Curse, along with Logan Fritz & Neal Reid of Fritz & Co, and Dave Kinder; they bring…