PANSY DIVISION: ‘THERE’S STILL A NEED FOR A BAND LIKE OURS’
When Jon Ginoli and Chris Freeman started Pansy Division in 1991, the “queercore” band hoped that society would progress to the point where they would be obsolete. “I remember early, like maybe in...
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ELI ‘PAPERBOY’ REED ON NEW RECORD WITH SWAMP DOGG, GRAND OLE OPRY AND POP COUNTRY
Eli "Paperboy" Reed's journey has taken him from his hometown of Brookline, Mass., to Clarksdale to the south side of Chicago and back to the Boston area. At an early age, he won over hardened bluesm...
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IMOGEN VALENTINE BLENDS HYPERPOP AND NOSTALGIA ON ‘SAME FONT DIFFERENT MAN’
A girls’ night out can lead to a hangover or two, but for the dream pop singer-songwriter Imogen Valentine, the aftermath was a new song, “Same Font Different Man.” The New York-via-London artist rel...
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RUTHIE FOSTER EMBRACES THE POWER OF ‘YES’ ON NEW ALBUM
Ruthie Foster played in the US Navy band, sang with the Allman Brothers and has performed at the top blues festivals in the country. She was born and raised in Texas, lived in New York City and moved...
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AMY SPEACE FINDS POETRY IN THE BLOOD OF THE AMERICAN SOUTH
Amy Speace's senior university lecture was a discussion on whether Bob Dylan is a poet or a songwriter. Now, Speace is living that dichotomy, as she releases a book of poetry called "The Cardinals" a...
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BROOKLYN-VIA-BRAZIL ARTIST LATE AGAIN TALKS ‘OPTIMISTICALLY CYNICAL’ EP
Before you even listen to I Dreamt I Was Awake, the new EP from Late Again out today, a glance at the song titles reveals a sense of irony and humor: “All My Exes Moved to the Countryside,” “Crazy or...
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BRAD WILLIAMS TALKS ‘TALL TALES,’ ROASTS & COMEDY’S GOLDEN AGE
Comedian Brad Williams compares performing a standup set to "building a new plane in the sky as the old plane is flying." "I'm always trying to write the next special," he says in advance of his T...
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GHOST HOUNDS’ SAVNT: ‘THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF’
When Ghost Hounds frontman SAVNT recaps his 2025, it sounds like the plot of a biopic: join a band just in time to open for the Rolling Stones in stadiums, sing on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry and...
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MTN LION, FEATURING LETTUCE MEMBERS, ROARS ON FUNKY DEBUT LP
Funk for the sake of funk. That’s the mission statement for MTN Lion, the new Colorado group made up of drummer Adam Deitch and guitarist Adam Smirnoff, both from the band Lettuce, and keyboardist Jo...
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MEET BLYTHE WOODS: SHE WRITES A SONG A DAY, ‘COMING OF AGE’ DEBUT ALBUM ANNOUNCED
Blythe Woods says she is “on the cusp.” She’s answering a question about what grade she’ll enter in the fall, but it’s an apt description of her musical life, too. After releasing two singles this su...
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