Vol. VIII Issue 1

In a city full of exceptional vocalists, Luella sounds like no one else. She brings expressive, soulful, and sultry stylings to blues-derived original material featuring … more

It’s been a hot summer, but inside Dose Cafe & Dram Bar at Riverside Village, the AC is working overtime. All morning long, customers have … more

In the fall of 2011, Ariel Bui came to a crossroads in her life. After graduating from college, she had foregone her passion for music … more

Instruments: Guitar and vocals. Hometown: Born in South Korea, then lived in Hong Kong until I was 9. Moved to Connecticut and then on to … more

"I've been divorced, broke, and didn’t know what to do,” Angaleena Presley says without pity one not-quite rainy morning at The Post East on Fatherland. … more

"Call my music ‘minimalish,’ ” quips Nashville-based composer Cristina Spinei, good-humoredly discouraging a too-simplistic association with the minimalist movement that influences her compositions. The Connecticut-born … more

When Ohio-born Megan Palmer began writing songs in earnest somewhere around 2004, she was a violinist gigging with Ontario-based Luther Wright & the Wrongs, known … more

Nashville may be going through growing pains, but it’s a small town at heart, especially within the city’s music community — just ask Australian-born singer … more

"When I was 7 years old, my mom took me to Roger McGuinn’s house for his birthday party,” Shilah Morrow says, sitting in the offices … more

"The whole concept of just being able to take your guitar wherever and make money and play and sing and tell your stories for people, … more