A native of Vermont, now living in Denver via St. Louis, and Atlanta, Brian Thomas Bourgault is a songwriter and a performer. He creates with a formula rooted solidly in the fundamentals of melody and lyric, weaving themes of love (often… (Read More)
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Brian Vander Ark (From the Verve Pipe)
Brian Vander Ark, best known as the lead singer and principal songwriter for the multi-platinum artist The Verve Pipe, is set to release his debut solo album, Resurrection. Brian and The Verve Pipe have sold more than 1.5 million albums in… (Read More)
The Brother Man Dude (g,v) is nearly always joined onstage by Sister Mother Lover (p,v) and sometimes always Sister Fiddle Fit (violin). Occasionally the Brother Man Dude’s backing band The Old Order is filled out by various part-time devotees of his… (Read More)
“My songwriting is an attempt to take what I’ve experienced and what I think is true and distill it into something that is entertaining, then throw it out to people and say ‘Maybe you can use this too.’ In some ways… (Read More)
Burgandy Brown: Born and raised on the Eastern Plains of Colorful Colorado, 21 years Burgandy Brown’s given name is but one of her spectral attributes. Her stylish contemporary country style is iced with heartfelt lyrics and haunting melodies that deal with… (Read More)
Caribou (formerly Dan Snaith’s Manitoba)
At the conclusion of our last episode, you might recall that our show was called MANITOBA. Alas, what was a lighthearted sitcom became a drama, as lots of paperwork with lots of big words on it exchanged hands, motions put forth… (Read More)
We live in the age of the short attention span- where vacuousness is a virtue, where time to stop and think is really found and where everything goes in one ear and out the other. But if you are still reading… (Read More)
A Brief History I grew up on a dairy farm in Sicamous, BC with my Austrian father, my English mother and my Canadian brother. My father, an accomplished violinist, taught me how to play the piano when I was very young… (Read More)
Cary Brothers grew up Nashville, TN, raised on a good mix of 70’s FM rock (Zeppelin, Foreigner) and 80’s British alternative (The Psychedelic Furs, The Cure, and The Stone Roses in particular). He picked up a guitar at thirteen and learned… (Read More)
For 10 years I toured the country and performed as cofounder of the band Jackopierce. After our last show on New Years Eve 1998 with matchbox 20 and The Wallflowers, we amicably called it quits. I took the next year off… (Read More)
:Cut Yourself A Switch marks the first solo album by Catherine Irwin, perhaps best known for her work in Freakwater. Catherine’s songs about death and dying and dying and death compliment the Emmylou-esque offering of Freakwater’s other principle singer songwriter Janet… (Read More)
Celeste and her band, featuring some of Colorado’s most talented musicians, have played festivals and concerts venues across the country. If you are looking for a show that has content, rhthm and energy this is it. Krenz and her band mesmerize… (Read More)
If you truly want to learn about Charlotte Kendrick, I suggest you spend a little time listening to her lyrics. Her personal take on songwriting offers a better insight into the singer than any Internet biography ever could. But since she… (Read More)
For Charlotte Martin, the most important thing is making a connection. “Every single part of me is a piece of somebody else,” says the piano-playing chanteuse. From connecting her life’s tales with her powerful lyrics, to her fans that see themselves… (Read More)
Chris Harford & The Band Of Changes
Chris Harford began writing songs and playing guitar while attending Princeton High School in the mid-70s. A self-taught player and painter with a degree in performance art from Massachusetts College of Art, his first glimpse of indie success came in the… (Read More)
Although his band may have slowly disappeared from the mainstream after making a grand splash, Chris Robinson and the Black Crowes cultivated a dedicated audience that ensured they would go down as one of the most respected and well-liked roots rockers… (Read More)
Chris Whitley is a Texas-based singer-songwriter who initially began his career as a bluesy roots-rocker, but as his career progressed, he moved deeper into rock & roll and alternative rock. Though Whitley’s albums usually received postiive reviews, they rarely sold, and… (Read More)
Christine Baze is returning to herself. On her latest EP, a three cut promotional cd created for the Yellow Umbrella Tour 2005, the songs underneath the landscape of electronics are pure and honest. Recorded in 2004 with her former band, The… (Read More)
Like a cool breeze blowing through the soundscapes of contemporary musical composition, the material composed by Citizen Cope for his RCA debut The Clarence Greenwood Recordings marks a new high point for this compelling and evocative songwriter. "When you’re writing a… (Read More)
Clay Cook is one of the most talented songwriters and multi-instrumentalists in Atlanta. After compiling a strong resume over the last few years, Clay had focused his time on music production and his main creative project: Clay Cook & The Torches… (Read More)
Clay Kirkland has a history of hoisting the humble harmonica to heavenly heights. The Denver Post calls him “one of the world’s innovators.” The British Blues Connection Blueprint magazine said his "phenomenal technique and extension of the bounds of the instrument… (Read More)
Crooked Fingers was the solo project of singer/guitarist Eric Bachmann, best known as the longtime frontman for North Carolina indie rock institution Archers of Loaf. A onetime saxophone major at Appalachian State University, he co-founded the Archers in Chapel Hill in… (Read More)
When folks talk about Damien Jurado, there seems to be some confusion. Damien’s a tortured soul, Damien’s a folk singer, Damien’s a pop song master, Damien’s sad and down, Damien’s silly, Damien’s crazy, Damien’s just your average guy. Some confusion, and… (Read More)
Irish singer/songwriter Damien Rice spent his childhood fishing and daydreaming in the countryside of Celbridge, County Kildare. Painting and writing songs inspired him as a young man, motivating Rice to put a band together. The heavy, indie-rock sounds of Juniper were… (Read More)
With the release of his 1997 self-titled debut, Iowa native Dan Bern became the latest, following the likes of John Prine, Elliot Murphy, Steve Forbert, Loudon Wainwright III, and numerous others, to wear the “new Dylan” mantle. Wth an acoustic guitar… (Read More)
One of the most distinctive and celebrated producers of his time, Daniel Lanois was also a gifted composer and solo artist; whether performing his own material or helming records for the likes of U2, Bob Dylan and Peter Gabriel, the hallmarks… (Read More)
“I never really know what I’m playing. I just follow what sounds good in my head and keep going.” — Daniel Powter Different. That’s a good word to begin with as you get into Daniel Powter, the debut release from this… (Read More)
Yes, my name is Daryl, and I have two loves in my life. Jesus Christ, and Molly Adams. These two mean more to me than anything I have ever known EVER! I grew up in a military family so I have… (Read More)
