Into Music

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.

Louder Than You Think: A Lo-Fi History of Gary Young and Pavement is an examination of the complexities of human character and human interaction that also happens to be about a founding member of indie rock's most beloved bands.

Tim Easton returns with a group of songs that strike a remarkable contrast between darkness and light, a reminder of the formidable gifts he brings to the art of song.

Multi-hyphenate, high-energy British quartet releases searing, spirited debut album.

LAPÊCHE delivers new album of vocal-forward material that enhances the music's dreamlike and emotionally charged qualities.

Bassist/guitarist/vocalist and songwriter Gail Ann Dorsey reflects on her career ahead of releasing a brand-new solo album and her first single in two decades.

A new compilation brings together Slim Dunlap's two classic solo albums from the 1990s beside a rich collection of rarities, including one some hope will catch the ears of Bruce Springsteen.

Paris-based musician and physician Stéphane Schück discusses sophomore release from his band The Salt Collective.

Parliament-Funkadelic guitarist Michael Hampton discusses his new EP, Into The Public Domain.

Irish singer-songwriter Ailbhe Reddy discusses her latest album, Kiss Big, and how she avoid breakup album tropes.

Toad The Wet Sprocket's Glen Phillips discusses the band's renewed sense of gratitude, the power of books, and the beauty and sadness of grief.

Ben Vaughn has worked with a variety of music legends, written and recorded albums under his own name, shared a dressing room with The Replacements, and composed music for television. Now he's entered the world of podcasting via Straight From The Hat With Ben Vaughn.

Steve Berlin looks back on the making of the 1987 album Pigus, Drunkus, Maximus from Top Jimmy & The Rhythm Pigs while also sharing other stories from his career as a producer and musician.

What happens when a one-person bedroom project becomes more expansive, collaborative? What happens when you can't find easy comparisons for the music you make?

New Jersey based singer-songwriter discusses his dedication to his craft, writing about his adopted home state, and what led him to pick up the bass.

Founding members of musically diverse New Orleans group discuss their formation and shared musical sensibilities.