Kaia Kater — Nine Pin
Kaia Kater isn’t just an excellent banjo player. She’s a force to be reckoned with. When I started this blog almost five years ago (!) I promised my readers that I would feature artists who sounded like their lives depended…
Category Review
Nudie — Everything’s Different in the Night
Two of the more important experiences I had in college were discovering Two Cow Garage and discovering printmaking. When I visited Nashville last summer, stopping by Hatch Show Print was a no-brainer. Hatch Show Print is one of the original…
Zack Shelton and 64 to Grayson — Loved and Free
I was trying to explain my affinity for alt-country music to someone the other day. She thought it was a bit incongruous for a city kid to spend hours of her life writing a blog about alt-country music. I realized…
Kate Vargas — “Second Skin”
I got back from Jazz Fest on Sunday night. Thought I’d have some time to write posts during my down time, but instead a slept, played with my friend’s pet bunny, and ignored the fact that I had brought 50…
Ben de la Cour — “Down to the Water’s Edge”
“Americanoir” hero Ben de la Cour has graced us with a new single. He’s also touring the Northeast and you should go see him. (I, unfortunately, will be in New Orleans for Jazz Fest.) Ben’s first album, Ghost Light, is…