Singer-songwriter Lilly Hiatt has an interesting way of working melodies and a down to earth way of telling stories about her life and about how she sees the world. All of her albums have cool, crunchy guitar parts that take folk songwriting to a new rockin’ level. On her new album ‘Forever,’ Hiatt’s diverse influences are woven into songs that touch on everything from relationships to anxiety and mental health to good old-fashioned rock & roll. In our Basic Folk…
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I was on a panel about music podcasting at NonComm this year with Joni Deutsch (moderator, WFAE), Elizabeth McQueen (KUTX)…
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Powered by RedCircle Jenna Nicholls was the imaginative kid who was friends with trees and believed furniture was alive. Raised…
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Powered by RedCircle Cinematic, multi-talented, mystical/magical, human-songwriter Ethan Gruska is a grounded and extremely likable person. Ethan’s 2017 Slowmotionary, for…
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Powered by RedCircle I have always really liked Jonatha Brooke. Her songs are sharp, joyful and wise. She’s one of…
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