Porter — This Red Mountain
Today, my students broke my heart. Not only did they accuse me of looking like a tourist, but they asked me who Paul McCartney was. And Ella Fitzgerald. Of the three, I’m not sure which cuts the most. Anyway. It’s…
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American Aquarium — Wolves
Like many people, American Aquarium entered my radar with Burn. Flicker. Die. I recently had a loss in my family, and that’s the album that got me through it. Not because it’s sad, but because it’s about rejecting where you’ve…
VIDEO: Faith Evans Ruch — “Rock Me Slow”
It’s my pleasure to premier Faith Evans Ruch’s new music video, “Rock Me Slow.” Her latest album, After it’s Said and Done was one of my favorite albums of 2014. Her new music video evokes the same brooding loneliness —…
Nick Shaheen — Sauvignon
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,…
Ben Hope and the Uptown Outfit — Ragged and Rowdy
Harlem might be an unlikely places for country music but Ben Hope embraces the incongruity with his Uptown Outfit. Hope is renowned for playing crooners like Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, and Buddy Holly on Broadway. Hope is now turning his…