A classically trained pianist, guitarist, and cellist with a degree in composition and arrangement, James Holt has been a student of music his entire life. Currently working towards a graduate degree in music composition, he regularly performs at venues and festivals around his native Manchester, UK. Now, at age 22, Holt has just released a […]
As we see the invention or resurgence of certain musical genres, there are always bands that will come to shape or embody that genre. When folk music was adopted in the ‘60s and adapted into a new genre, folk-rock, it was musicians like Bob Dylan or groups like Crosby, Stills, and Nash that came to […]
Fresh off the April 1 release of his new album Are You Serious, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird stopped by New York City’s Terminal 5 for one of the early shows of his spring tour. He opened up his set on Friday, April 8 with “Capsized,” the leading track from the new album, immediately […]
Before ever hearing the music of singer-songwriter Doug Tuttle, I reserved him a place in my heart when I learned he spent many years in Allston, Massachusetts (AKA Rat City). His residence there was later confirmed by the number of fans rocking long hair and denim-on-denim at his recent show at Rough Trade NYC. Complete […]
The best music of today finds itself increasingly reminiscent of the music from the 1960s. This is understandable, because many of the most popular styles and genres of today owe their existence to the 60s. What genres weren’t created in the 60s, were at least forever altered and refined by it. A genre that owes its […]
