Keeping Up With Ms. Jones

During a recent night spent surfing the Internet, I happily discovered that singer-songwriter Joan Jones has a new album on the horizon. Read more

Tales Of The City

Suzanne Vega has had an envious catalog of albums to boast during her two decade (and counting) career. Since 1985, she’s virtually been one of the main faces of the folk genre, although her music hasn’t been confined to a simple acoustics. Vega has never shied away from experiments in production and is perhaps one of the few artists who have experimented with it with such success. Read more

Sterling Silver

It’s been many years since Devon Sproule first charmed Charlottesville, VA with her intricate songwriting and stunning vocal style. Ms. Sproule’s music evokes a pastoral America full of sublime views and cozy vignettes. At the age of 25, she has mastered the art of lifting surfaces to momentarily reveal a lazy afternoon or a sun-flecked stream. Read more

Little Voice, Big Dream

Whenever I read that a new up and coming songwriter is being compared to artists like Norah Jones and Fiona Apple, I tend to cringe ever so slightly. There must be something about Ms. Jones and Ms. Apple that lazy critics find so tempting to mention when trying to describe new music. So when I read that Sara Bareilles (pronounced ‘bar-rell-is’) is yet the latest artist to strike these comparisons, I nearly cast her aside in that growing pile of similarly described artists. But for some unexplained reason, I decided to give Little Voice a try. Read more