Each spring, SXSW Interactive hosts the Dewey Winburne Community Service Awards. In this ceremony, 10 community do-gooders are recognized for their use of digital technology to help others. The free and open-to-the-publi…

On the eve of the release of her third album, Gold and Rust, Lauren Shera decided it was time for a change of scenery. She had studied in Chicago at the Old Town School of Folk Music and honed her craft as a vocalist, so…

Ali Holder’s new record was written in the stars. In Preparation for Saturn’s Return is titled after an astrological event in which the planet Saturn completes one full orbit around the sun and returns to the same point …

New Bums is the the grudging match-up of Ben Chasny (Six Organs of Admittance, 200 Years, Rangda, who's hiring?) and Donovan Quinn (Skygreen Leopards). These two didn't like each other at first, but now make sweet and so…

Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn, currently living and composing in Brooklyn, New York, began writing and performing in Olympia WA in the late 90's, the epic heart of the Northwest independent music scene. Her debut album was rele…

EL ORIGEN - ELY GUERRA Gala a Piano y Voz que celebran 20 años de música en la carrera de la cantante y compositora Ely Guerra. Un concierto donde Ely recorre canciones inusuales de su autoría, así como canciones de t…

Back in the dim wooden floored room. Smoky amber light. Heavy red drapes cover the walls. The old mirror that’s reflected your thousand faces throughout the years, captures your image once again, sitting on the sofa. The…

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Maica Mia is an experimental rock duo from Montreal, consisting of Maica Armata and Jonny Paradise. Recently joined on bass by Mauro Pezzente (Godspeed You! Black Emperor), they blend together an arresting mix of terrest…

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Leif Vollebekk spent two years searching for perfect takes. This search took him from his home in Montreal to a studio in Manhattan, from a farmhouse in Woodstock, NY to a mansion outside Paris, and the result is a dusty…

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Thus Owls are a transatlantic band comprised of husband and wife duo Erika and Simon Angell. The group originated in Sweden as an outlet for Erika’s songs. She met Simon by chance while the two were touring in Europe as …

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Timber Timbre is the brainchild of Taylor Kirk, the commanding persona at the fore of its spacious, weighted sound. With Hot Dreams (2014), Kirk and longtime collaborator Simon Trottier daub vibrant colour acro…

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Cian Nugent is a guitar player and composer from Dublin, Ireland who combines personal passions, such as suburban/coastal blues, traditional musics, late 1960s & '70s singer-songwriters, jazz ambitions, 20th century comp…

What do you get when you mix 2 parts classical virtuoso, 1 part musical chameleon, a whole heap of feisty and a dash of daring? You get Jade Simmons, one of the most exciting and versatile artists on the scene today. Ess…

Since 2005, Maine based wife and husband Avant Folk duo Shanti and Buck Curran have released 5 albums, curated two various artist compilations ('Leaves of Life' and 'We Are All One, In the Sun': a tribute to Robbie Basho…

Yoshiki, considered one of Asia’s most influential music artists and biggest rock icon, is also a songwriter, drummer, and a classically-trained pianist. His rock group X Japan has sold 30-million singles and albums comb…

We don’t have to look far to find the result of what happens when filters are removed and people create what they think they want to create. Most often, it’s chaos. It takes a truly gifted artist, at the exact moment …

SPARKLE AND SHINE is the fourth album from Jonny Kaplan & The Lazy Stars. Jonny, an impassioned musician and songwriter, and the group have created an innovative and engaging collection of American rock numbers that ope…

"The Spirit Speaks" produced by John Croslin and Eric Friend of the Reivers hits the national scene in early spring 2014. The Jones Family Singers, who consist of five sisters, two brothers and their father, have bee…

From his debut as a jazz influenced blues-based artist to his evolution into a pop music iconoclast, singer-songwriter A.J. Croce has traveled a circuitous musical road. Now, with Twelve Tales, A.J. unveils his most ambi…

Known for honest, self-reflective songs as well as captivating lyrical works of fiction and an intimate live show, Andy Shauf is quickly becoming one of the most intriguing emerging songwriters around. His latest rel…

Lisa Alma blends her soothing voice with tranquil piano chords and pulsating electronic beats to create an encapsulating dream-pop universe. Her self-titled album’s melodramatic aura puts a contemporary spin on ’80’s pop…