Ivy - Words and Music - 2011

September 22, 2011|Claudia Marshall

After a six-year hiatus and several side projects, Andy Chase, Adam Schlesinger and Dominique Durand return as Ivy. Recently...

R.E.M. Break Up After A 31 Year Run

September 21, 2011|Kara Manning

Although R.E.M.'s remaining members questioned the group's longevity prior to the recording of 2008's Accelerate, and 2011's...

Amy LaVere - Words and Music - 2011

September 21, 2011|Rita Houston

From the death of her producer and mentor Jim Dickinson to the break-up of a band and a relationship, Memphis-based...

Beirut's Zach Condon (photo by Joe Grimaldi and Bailey Baffert for WFUV)

Beirut - Words and Music - 2011

September 19, 2011|Alisa Ali

Beirut frontman Zach Condon made his first album at home, but travel is a major influence on his songs and sound.

He recently...

TAS In Session: Milagres

September 19, 2011|Kara Manning

It's always rewarding to see a local band shift from anonymity to across-the-board accolades. Although Brooklyn's Milagres h...

Listen And Watch: TAS In Session With Cymbals Eat Guitars On 91.5 WNYE

September 15, 2011|Kara Manning

Although Staten Island proudly claims fast-rising psychedelic rockers Cymbals Eat Guitars, the band is really a tri-state...

Liam Finn - Words and Music - 2011

September 14, 2011|Alisa Ali

His debut album showcased a one-man-band with innate songwriting gifts, but Liam Finn (yes, son of Neil) has moved on to new...

Laura Marling - Words and Music - 2011

September 13, 2011|Kara Manning

With today's release of her third album 'A Creature I Don't Know,' has 21-year-old Laura Marling already achieved a...

Laura Marling in Studio A

TAS In Session: Laura Marling

September 12, 2011|Kara Manning

Laura Marling's first two albums garnered her critical huzzahs, Mercury Prize nominations and even a Brit Award, but her...

Don't Look Back

September 09, 2011|Claudia Marshall

Personally, I would rather not be reminded about the horrendous day and the weeks that followed September 11, 2001. But...