Five years ago, an honors student from Tennessee set to go to Columbia University dropped out of high school and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music. Three years later, the college dropout snuck her way into the mansion of the musical genius known as Prince and left him a demo of her mu. . . Read More

The concept of Monsters of Folk is very simple. Take four musicians who’ve established themselves as prominent folk-influenced Indie musicians, put them in a studio, and let them combine their corresponding styles with folk. That is Monsters of Folk in a nutshell; it consists of Jim James of souther. . . Read More

To be honest, the first time I heard this album I was a little weirded out by M.I.A.’s worldly electronic beats and unique hip-hop style. Then, a day later, I had an impulse to listen to it again, and the strange beats became less strange and more catchy than I had remembered. Soon I was in love wit. . . Read More

Arctic Monkeys’ rise to fame was meteoric and with hardly any effort on their part. Alex Turner and Jaime Cook were just two kids from High Green, England who got guitars for Christmas in 2001. They recruited Matt Helders and Andy Nicholson from their high school and started a band. They played a fe. . . Read More

It was a warm summer night in Jacksonville, Oregon on Friday, September 11, where hundreds of people flocked to the Britt Festival Gardens. Many had waited since 8 that morning--braving the heat--all to get a good seat for the Michael Franti and Spearhead concert. Excitement bustled in downtown Jack. . . Read More