What happens when a group of New Orleans songwriters at their primes sit around a kitchen table and shoot the shit? They create a Voltron of top-notch music. The Write Brothers consist of Spencer Bohren, Jim McCormick, Alex McMurray, and…
Don’t you miss the ’90s? It felt like a quiet time, to be sure, but as one new book points out, the ’90s were actually pretty fucked up. But I wasn’t aware of that at the time, and neither were…
According to Nashville (what? You don’t watch it religiously?), East Nashville is where all the hipsters hang out. Since the show’s about mainstream country stars in their 40s and wannabe mainstream country stars in their 20s, it’s often said with…
Hey, you. You look pretty cute. You also look like you’d have fun at a country concert. Also you want to donate money to an LGBT youth organization. And you’re in New York City? Looks like I’ll be seeing you…
Behold the singer-songwriter: an individual and their guitar, maybe with a backing band. What makes one stand out from the pack? In Nick Shaheen’s case, it’s his subtle subversion of all the genre’s standbys: sweet love songs, the road song,…