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Interview: Decades in The Making, Birdfeeder Is Ready To Share The Seeds Of Their Labor On Debut Album

For many music fans, the word Woodstock carries special meaning. Whether it’s personal memories for those who went to the New York-based festival, nostalgia...

Artist Essay: Imposter Syndrome By Sean Decker of Mr. Fancy Pants

The original title of the new album was going to be “Return of the Slacks”. Our first album was called “Let’s Pants”; a slightly...

Artist Essay: Imperfections Are Valuable By Brett Newski (NEWSKI)

It’s actually easier to make perfect sounding albums than imperfect “human-sounding” ones. Tech has made it a cakewalk. Nearly anyone can do it. You...

Sweet Revisit: With New Live Album, Matthew Sweet Turns The Clock Back To 1893, er, 1993 (Interview)

Earlier this year, alt-rock/power pop pioneering singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet released a new live album, Live at Grant Park Chicago July 1993. It was originally...

Water Tower Sessions: C3zR and Ifeanyi Elswith

Chicago jazz-trained pianist and electronic producer Cesar Pino – who performs as C3zR - enjoys dabbling in and experimenting with multiple genres, including jazz,...

Hope Springs Eternal: Performing As Harmless, Nacho Cano Finds Optimism Amongst The Highs and Lows of Life

Performing under the moniker Harmless, Mexican-born, Los Angeles based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Nacho Cano feels he’s a bit of a stubborn optimist.  Despite having...

Water Tower Sessions: Course

Chicago-based singer-songwriter Jess Robbins is feeling grateful for things mostly working out the past few months. Robbins has been performing under the moniker Course...

Artist Essay: Viewing Through A Mirror Brightly By Mike Deni of Geographer

Picking a title is a very difficult task. Trying to distill the essence of each individual piece of music into one phrase is impossible,...

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What Darkness Asks of Light By Paul Farran (Artist Essay)

Editor's Note: Next year, Montreal-based singer-songwriter Paul Farran will release an...

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