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Singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier is much more focused on the art of making music than she is on anything happening in the music industry. After all, it’s never been clearer that the art and the business of music are two distinctly different things.
[FOLK] Western New York’s Bill Ward went to Austin for a spell and when he returned (as they always do), he came back infused with additional grit.
[JAZZ] Stevens scored a spot on last year’s Grammy nominated tribute to late singer-songwriter Laura Nyro, spearheaded by jazz pianist/composer Billy Childs, introducing her to an audience that already has a soft spot for vocal thea
[ROCK] Don Felder’s tumultuous, storied past as Eagles lead guitarist is well documented in the recent History of the Eagles film and in his own book, Heaven and Hell. Whatever your take, the indisputable t
[ROCK] Dweezil Zappa’s traveling tribute to his dad’s astounding musical legacy finds him treating the material respectfully and with a meticulous ear, but his capable six-piece also knows how to improvise when need be.
[ROCK] Folks might recognize Alejandro Rose-Garcia’s rough-hewn mug from his recurring role on Friday Night Lights, but his music, made under the Shakey Graves moniker (an “Indian guide name” given jokingly
[ROCK] Toronto’s the Sadies have spent their career straddling the line between punky garage rock and country/western twang.
[FUN] Electronica and performance art collide in the quirky world of Shawn E.