Listen Up: Marissa Nadler, Where Have I Been All Your Life?

Two Saturday nights ago, the night before my birthday, I'd had two tacos and two margaritas and I was at The Earl in Atlanta with my boyfriend Joe when I decided that I was going to love Marissa Nadler forever...  read more

Listen Up: Mariah, Hootie & My Golden Hour

I turned 11 years old in November 1995, let me just say that up front....  read more

Listen Up: The Tourettes Are Dead, Long Live The Tourettes

I wore a lot of skirts my freshman year of college, but one of my favorite songs that year was “Pants Fever,” a catchy little tune by a band that I’m pretty sure you’ve never heard of. And I mean that in absolutely the least snobby way possible. You don’t not know them because you’re not cool enough. You don’t know them because, really, there’s just not that much to know....  read more

Listen Up: Welcome to the New Folk Revival

Alela Diane Menig, the Portland-by-way-of-California singer-songwriter who released one my favorite albums of this year, To Be Still recently got a haircut...  read more

Listen Up: After Far, Reconsidering Regina Spektor

I don't like Regina Spektor's new album, but maybe you already knew that...  read more