POSTED // Feb 2,2012 - Too many bands get caught up in business and forget there’s a reason it’s called “playing.” Philadelphia sextet Dr. Dog set out to embody that spirit with their richly layered psychedelic pop,

POSTED // Feb 2,2012 - Do you create a faithful production, or do you allow yourself artistic freedom with a classic album, one that many people will know note for note?

POSTED // Jan 26,2012 - King Niko can do porn shops, but not street fights. Within their rock & roll lifestyles, there are lines the 2011 City Weekly Music Awards winners won’t cross.

POSTED // Jan 26,2012 - Mark Olson says there are only so many songs that can be written before they’ll all be used up. And the co-founder of the Jayhawks is worried people in music-factory towns like Nashville might be penning more than their fair share.

POSTED // Jan 26,2012 - People don’t necessarily come from far and wide for the music at the Sundance Film Festival, but it sure makes for some special experiences beyond film.

POSTED // Jan 19,2012 - "She is an 'old soul' musician with a very modern songwriting sensibility," said John Oates of Hall & Oates after he met Erin Barra

POSTED // Jan 19,2012 - There is a theory that no story is original, and in today’s world of spin-offs, remakes and sequels, maybe it’s true.

POSTED // Jan 18,2012 - Music happenings in and around the Sundance Film Festival 2012 ...

POSTED // Jan 12,2012 - Stephen Chai was showering when the spark for his next song struck mid-shampoo. The local graphic designer and musician quickly rinsed, toweled off and sang some bars into his iPhone

POSTED // Jan 12,2012 - The Devil Whale toured with Sub Pop-signees The Head & the Heart on two separate national rounds, which makes me think the local folk-rockers are destined for big things in 2012.