Ian McFarland is a songwriter from Portsmouth, NH who has lived in Brooklyn, Boston, Los Angeles, and Valencia (Spain). He has been releasing music in a number of projects since he was 13 years old and is currently based in…
It’s always a blast to hear what Cindy Emch of Secret Emchy Society is up to. The Bay Area-based queer country singer helped create the queer country news site Country Queer; she’s helmed the West Coast Gay Ole Oprey for…
What if the club was romantic? You’d get Alberta, Canada’s country crooner Robert Adam’s “Let’s Do It Again.” The song has it all: an irresistible groove, clever lyrics, and Adam’s warm rasp. Throughout the song, Adams maintains his cool as…
Cancion Franklin is a musician/songwriter who lives and preforms in New York City. Originally from Tucson, Arizona, his musical life began when he first heard the blues as a child. “I heard Howlin’ Wolf as a kid and it blew my…
It starts with a single note on a guitar string, plucked over and over again. As Naito’s melancholy voice fills the space like a prayer, new instruments gradually join in. It’s almost as if Naito’s bending these forces to his…