• David Bazan - Words and Music - 2009

    October 15, 2009|Russ Borris

    Seattle songwriter David Bazan takes another step outside his Pedro The Lion past with his first full-length solo record...

  • Erin McKeown - Words and Music - 2009

    October 13, 2009|Darren DeVivo

    With a collection of standards and a live record, Erin McKeown kept busy in the four years between albums of original...

  • David Gray - Words and Music - 2009

    September 30, 2009|Alisa Ali
    Listen: Live performance and conversation with DJ Alisa Ali
  • Elizabeth and the Catapult - Words and Music - 2009

    September 02, 2009|Claudia Marshall

    Labels like 'baroque pop' and 'jazzy chamber pop' sort of fit the sound of Elizabeth & The Catapult. After all, the Brooklyn...

  • Cracker - Words and Music - 2009

    September 01, 2009|Darren DeVivo

    Despite the title 'Sunrise In The Land of Milk and Honey,' there is plenty of snark and dark, driving rock in the new songs...

  • Meat Puppets - Words and Music - 2009

    August 26, 2009|Darren DeVivo

    Brothers Curt and Cris Kirkwood along with drummer Ted Marcus are the present-day Meat Puppets, and return with a second...

  • The Low Anthem - Words and Music - 2009

    August 24, 2009|Rita Houston

    With its second album, 'Oh My God, Charlie Darwin,' Rhode Island band The Low Anthem continues its musical evolution...

  • Jenny Owen Youngs - Words and Music - 2009

    August 17, 2009|Rita Houston

    There's no sophomore slump here as Jenny Owen Youngs returns with the new record 'Transmitter Failure,' and chats with Rita...

  • Among the Oak and Ash - Words and Music - 2009

    August 06, 2009|Claudia Marshall

    A plan to give traditional folk songs a new voice led songwriter Josh Joplin to phone pal Garrison Starr and ask her to help...

  • Justin Townes Earle - Words and Music - 2009

    August 04, 2009|Claudia Marshall

    Not yet 30, Justin Townes Earle has already been making music for half his life, and with the release of his new album...