POSTED // Jul 27,2011 - Author, teacher and musician Will Kaufman grew up with Woody Guthrie records, and his family listened to a steady diet of “Woody’s children” ...
POSTED // Jun 9,2011 - When Ryan Tanner won American Songwriter magazine’s annual lyric contest for his tune “I Never Did My Best,” he didn’t exactly celebrate with champagne and caviar.
POSTED // Jun 7,2011 - To hear Jason Isbell tell it, his excellent new album Here We Rest is more a result of coincidence and good fortune than his own diligent work as a songwriter.
POSTED // May 26,2011 - Then along comes a transcendent artist like Janelle Monae, who spent the past year opening eyes and ears to her incredible talent on tours opening for...
POSTED // May 12,2011 - Dessa is the First Lady of the Doomtree hip-hop collective, and the intricate lyricist is heading out on her first-ever headlining tour this spring in support of her 2010 solo debut, A Badly Broken Code.