Into Music

A musical and social innovator, Melvin Gibbs discusses his new book, How Black Music Took Over The World.

A record shelved for over 30 years has finally been released, demonstrating Anne Richmond Boston's talen and tenacity.

Veteran Atlanta, Georgia band returns with what may be its strongest album to do date.

The latest album from Bitter Branches is Let’s Give the Land Back to the Animals. Vocalist Tim Singer discusses inspirations and frustrations.

Informed by grief but aimed toward healing, New York City's I AM THE AVALANCHE return with concise, potent LP, THE HORROR SHOW.

Portland, Oregon's The Builders and The Butchers return with their first album in four years, Hell & High Water.

Byron Isaacs and Peter Cole discuss scoring the indie film Run.

London dream pop band deary discuss their formation, creative process, and new album, Birding.

J.J. Blair discusses producing his friend, Mike Finnigan.

Electrelane frontwoman Verity Susman and Wire guitarist Matthew Simms retreated to France to record their latest LP, a powerful statement that seamlessly marries past and present.

Author and broadcaster Craig Havighurst discusses his new book, Musicality For Humans: How To Listen Like An Artist.

Seattle musician offers up meditative collection of songs and discusses how small musical gestures can sometimes be the most important ones.

Noah Green of The Pretty Flowers discusses mortality, the quiet life, and The Replacements.

The legendary Canadian rock band Triumph is back on tour after more than 30 years. Co-founder Gil Moore discusses relaunching the band why he's a strong supporter of musical education.

Boiled in Lead's Drew Miller reflects on 43 years of the band's history and its latest album.

Alan Williams discusses his new album, Floating on the Dreamline, his life as an educator, and contemplating what happened to saxophone solos in pop songs.

Oliver Wakeman looks back on Mother's Ruin with a new 20th anniversary edition of the album and forward to touring with his father, Rick Wakeman.

Robert Jon & The Wreck continue building their audience with dedicated touring and raucous live performances. Robert Jon Burrison explains it all.

Andrew Becker's latest release under the Human Potential moniker is Eel Sparkles, an impactful demonstration of Becker's formidable creativity brimming with imaginative compositions.

Cody Diekhoff performs as Chicago Farmer and the latest Chicago Farmer LP, Homeaid, is a rich and imaginative collection of songs that serve as testament to his formidable musical talents.

The band Six Going On Seven has returned with its first album in over 20 years. Titled Human Tears the recording bridges the distance between the trio's early days and its present state.

Jonathan Bernstein became a fan of Justin Townes Earle while a college student in St. Paul, Minnesota. He thought that he might be covering the songwriter's career for many years to come but that changed when Earle died in 2020. Instead of writing about Earle's career as it unfolded, Bernstein found himself serving as the late musician's biographer with the book What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome...

Sammy Brue may not have expected to become friends with his musical hero, Justin Townes Earle, and he may not have expected that their friendship would be cut short by Earle's death in 2020. He's chosen to remember his friend and mentor with the new album The Journals.

Veteran indie rock act Voxtrot is back with its first album in over a decade. Songwriter Ramesh Srivastava discusses the current state of the band and what the future might hold.

John McCutcheon and Tom Paxton began meeting over Zoom in 2021 to visit and to write songs. They're penned over 200 tunes in that time and, now, have their second collaborative album out.