East of Normal
Surrender — it ain’t just a Cheap Trick song
I like my life. I really do. I’ve made out like a bandit: great family, cozy home, made it as a second-string cult artist. I … more
Vol. IX Issue 5
Know your Neighbor
Dylis Croman
“The first time I felt that excitement like, ‘Oh, I can’t wait to get home’, I knew I was in the right place.” — Dylis … more
Cover Stories
Stages & Phases
In the autumn of 2018, Jessy Wilson was searching for her voice as a solo artist. A meeting with Black Keys drummer, songwriter, and record … more
Astute Observations
Top Ten Bedazzlements
April in Paris, doo doo de doo doo. Count Basie’s version of this 1932 classic show tune is one of my favorite springtime songs. It … more
Features
Close Harmony
Kieran Kane and Rayna Gellert were both booked to play at the 2015 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in San Francisco, unaware they were on a … more
Features
Could Be a Spoonful of Life
Spoons. It’s all about the spoons. If you approach Jason “Shakes” Hostetler (heretofore known as Shakes) and ask him what was most important to him, … more
Features
Delicious Sustainability
On a cold morning late in February, David Wells, Jon Ramirez, and a small crew of local hands gathered under a carport at Ramirez’s Thriving … more
Features
Carmina Burana Renata
How do we make a piece that is so familiar hopefully look and sound new again?” That’s Giancarlo Guerrero, music director of the Nashville Symphony, … more