Great Lake Swimmers
From an abandoned silo to a high-vaulted church come the Great Lake Swimmers in all their bittersweet glory... read more
Shirts For A Cure
Alkaline Trio, Bad Religion and 50 other bands have teamed up with two non-profits to raise money and awareness for breast cancer causes... read more
Ten out of Tenn
Ten out of Tenn is a group of independent, Nashville-based musicians who have a lot more to offer than rhinestones and country-pop... read more
Scott H. Biram
From Start to finish, Songwriter Scott H. Biram’s new album is a runaway freight car busting at the rivets with greasy, meat-grinder-raw... read more
Magnolia Electric Co.
In late March, Jason Molina and his Magnolia Electric Co. took the stage of Bloomington, Ind.’s Buskirk-Chumley Theater... read more
Playback: Everly Brothers
When they first became stars in 1957, it seemed like the Everly Brothers had been dispatched from heaven above... read more
4 To Watch: HAL
“When we reached the end, we couldn’t believe it was ours,” gushes HAL frontman Dave Allen, voice giddy, words caked with thick Irish brogue... read more
Listening To Old Voices - Steve Goodman
Diagnosed with leukemia when he was 21 years old, Steve Goodman spent his entire recording career with a death sentence hanging over his head... read more
4 To Watch: Benevento/Russo Duo
In conversation, Marco Benevento and Joe Russo are easygoing guys. They laugh easily, speak easily and politely respond to failed punch lines with... read more
American Music Club's Live Score
On Saturday, April 23, Mark Eitzel's American Music Club will perform a new score for the silent classic Street Angel at the San Francisco International Film Festival. read more
Beating the Pavement with Stephen Malkmus
The former frontman for the ’90s’ most important indie rock band has a new solo record, not to mention incurably itchy feet... read more
The Wallflowers
“Happy birthday to the war.” Jakob Dylan marinated these words in irony before floating them into the new, machine-gun-paced ditty “Days of Wonder.” The line comes up less... read more
Fearless Freaks
In the middle of the madness, I was sitting on a couch next to a guy dressed like Jesus... read more
Billy Corgan
In the big book of Rock Star career templates, there’s a special entry for the middle-aged artist who finds himself standing in the wreckage of the band that made his name... read more
Shelby Lynne
Shelby Lynne has been known for three things throughout her nearly 20-year career: her powerful yet sexy voice, a willingness to tackle just about any genre, and the stubborn streak... read more
Matisyahu
Friday night may be all right for most touring musicians, but not reggae toaster Matisyahu. When the shadows lengthen, the performer gives his band the night off... read more
New Order's Bernard Sumner
Five Ways To Know If You're Studio Is Haunted... 1. It feels like some ancient vampire abode... read more
Oasis
A few short weeks ago, Noel Gallagher—with his new girlfriend and another couple in tow—went out for what he thought would be a nice, quiet night on the town... read more
The Raveonettes
While slabs of pork smoke on a huge barbecue, ex-Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha wanders around bombed out of his platinum-haired skull, ranting about vintage automobiles... read more
Mike Doughty
“Can we not talk about Soul Coughing anymore?” asks the mercurial band’s former frontman. While Mike Doughty, 35, is understandably more interested in touting the virtues of... read more
