A singer/songwriter whose lush, theatrical pop harked back to the traditions of Tin Pan Alley, cabaret and even opera, Rufus Wainwright was born in 1973; the son of folk music luminaries Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, his parents divorced while… (Read More)
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There are few artists that can truly connect with an audience they way Dallas, Texas singer / songwriter Ryan Cabrera does. ATLANTIC RECORDS agrees as they just signed Ryan to a multi-record deal. So what does this 20 yr old on… (Read More)
If you are a fan of indie rock’s recent past, then you’re familiar with the work of guitarist and singer/songwriter Ryan Ferguson. While in the seminal Southern California band No Knife, Ferguson not only racked up critical accolades, but toured… (Read More)
A Boot and a Shoe Sam Phillips’ A Boot and a Shoe is, like her 2001 Nonesuch debut Fan Dance, fiercely intimate in atmosphere and seriously stripped down in arrangement—not so much unplugged as beautifully unvarnished. Although Sam has long been… (Read More)
Samantha Stollenwerck was first handed a guitar at the age of 16 after a knee injury from tennis confined her to the couch for 2 months. Her mom, who gave her the guitar, had no idea at the time that she… (Read More)
Life is full of surprises. Just ask Sarah Kelly. Never in a million years did she expect to find herself here. She never thought she’d be standing on any stage, let alone picking up a mic to sing. It’s not what… (Read More)
Scott H. Biram sings with the soul and conviction of a real hillbilly bluesman. Seasoned beyond his years, the 29 year old recreates the sounds and songs of the depression era (i.e. Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie, Son House, Mance Lipscomb, Big Joe… (Read More)
Sean Padrick Hayes is an American singer-songwriter. Sean Hayes plays Appalachian Ambient Folk music like an Irish rooster channeling Nick Drake… “All night til sunrise music”. Born on August 27, 1969 in New York City, a few years later Hayes’ family… (Read More)
With Buddy Miller & Debra Dobkin Shawn Colvin is one of the bright spots of the so-called “new folk movement” that began in the late ’80s. And though she grew out of the somewhat limited “woman with a guitar” school, she… (Read More)
Shawn Johnson, raised in Boston, Massachusetts, and is a soulful singer/songwriter whose life experiences provide him the opportunity to create music with a passion that is heard in his lyrics and felt in his stage presence. His music is best described… (Read More)
Six years could be a lifetime if you’re Sparrow Recording artist Shawn McDonald. Six years ago he hadn’t recorded his genre-bending soulish-folk debut, Simply Nothing. He hadn’t had labels like Columbia and Java Records knocking at his door. In fact, six… (Read More)
Shawn Mullins developed and really honed his craft the old-fashioned way: writing songs that can be played on an acoustic guitar and working them out in front of a live audience more than 200 nights per year. Here is an… (Read More)
Sheila Kay Miller is a young singer/songwriter who has burst onto the Denver music scene and impressed everyone she’s met. If you haven’t had the pleasure of hearing her play, then click here and you can download some clips from her… (Read More)
Shooter Jennings Don’t let Shooter Jennings fool you. Sure, he rocks. He’s lean and wiry, with tattoos snaking up his arms—his mother’s name on one, a gun on the other—and a crimson stud gleaming in one ear. He’s played sold-out shows… (Read More)
Driven by mood, feelings and long thoughts: not by time signatures, tempo, key or style alone. Feeling spontaneous as if it were created on the spot and not over worked. Like telling a long story from memory, pulling you along from… (Read More)
Two brothers who are looking for a band name choose the name Sons of William in of their father, Bill, who has been the main musical influence in their lives. Its perfect. But it doesn’t just stop at the name. The… (Read More)
One of the most unique singer/songwriters in American music, Stan Ridgway is a true original. From his early days with L.A. art-punkers Wall Of Voodoo, to his even more intriguing solo career, Ridgway has created an impressive body of work. In… (Read More)
A brilliant player on both acoustic and electric basses, Stanley Clarke has spent much of his career outside of jazz, although he has the ability to play jazz with the very best. He played accordion as a youth, switching to violin… (Read More)
Denver Dalley hails from the bountiful DIY scene of Omaha, NE. You may not know his name, but you most certainly know his band, Desaparecidos, whose 2002 debut on Saddle Creek, Read Music/Speak Spanish was lauded by the kids and critics… (Read More)
Raised by lions on a cattle ranch in North Dakota…Ok, not quite so dramatic, but these biographies need to have artistic thrust. Stephen Kellogg was born November 28, 1976 in Westchester, PA. The musical urge started with a mixture of… (Read More)
Singer/songwriter and comedian Stephen Lynch has an uncanny wit and a mysterious comical side to him, and his performance resumé includes shared gigs with Jeff Foxworthy, Bobcat Goldthwait, Anthony Clark, and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. In summer 2000, he appeared in… (Read More)
Name: Stuart Davis Birth date: January 11, 1971 Birthplace: Des Moines, IA Height: 6’3" Weight: 175 Heritage: Danish Lineage: Soto-Zen Teacher: Marcia Davis Practices: 1 hour meditation (Zazen) daily, exercise 4x week, play hockey, constructing the language of IS, dreaming Turn-Ons… (Read More)
Sufjan Stevens was found in a milk crate on the doorstep of Mr. and Mrs. Stevens, in Detroit, MI, on Canada Day, July 1, 1975. He was wrapped in cellophane, and tagged on the wrist with the mysterious note: "I love… (Read More)
“I think it’s important to keep learning and trying new things, no matter how old you are or how many records you’ve done,” says Susan Tedeschi. "A lot of times, people will find something that works for them and just stick… (Read More)
“Your first record,” Teddy Thompson observes, "is the songs you wrote for your own enjoyment while you’re still growing up and learning about music. Then you get a record deal, and your second record’s about realizing that making music is what… (Read More)
The Bob Schneider Experience (Former lead singer of the Ugly Americans)
Bob Schneider enjoys pushing the limits, and there are > few boundaries he won’t dare to cross with at least > one toe and a wicked grin. “I’m Good Now,” his > brilliant genre-defying solo effort, hop-scotches > through a musical… (Read More)
With a voice that is more steel than summer and a flatpicked guitar technique born somewhere in the forgotten Kentucky smoke, Jack Redell delivers an authentic brand of song, rich in American character. Born and raised in the Kentucky outskirts of… (Read More)
Patrick currently resides in Lakewood, CO where he studies music at Colorado Christian University. He has been performing original music around the Denver area since March 04’. Originally a drummer, Patrick grew to love the piano and quickly began writing music… (Read More)
An institution of both the Los Angeles and New Orleans rock scenes, Pleasure Club is the brainchild of singer/songwriter James Hall. Named after his 1996 solo album, the band is a smooth blend of his dark post-punk influences and his own… (Read More)
