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Korby Lenker Gets to the Truth of "If I Prove False"
Singer/songwriter Korby Lenker has to be one of the hardest-working, most all-around creative guys in Nashville. In addition to releasing an album earlier this year, Lenker also just published his first book of short stories, Medium Hero, and is relaunching a live performance web series, Wigby. Still, when he needed a video for his “If…
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Five Questions: Louise Goffin
As the child of Carole King and Gerry Goffin, singer/songwriter Louise Goffin comes from musical stock. But genetics never grant a free pass or guarantee a successful career. Just ask Ben Taylor or Holly Williams. Sure, it\’s a leg up, but an artist still has to prove themselves on their own merit. So that\’s what…
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Fink: Hard Believer
There\’s been quite a bit of talk that Fink\’s Hard Believer doesn\’t deliver on the artistic promise made by 2011\’s Perfect Darkness. But that would be to assume that each subsequent album in an artist\’s catalog is meant as a follow-on. Why not let each be what it wants to be… what it is? Hard…
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Evan Rasch: Sophomore
There\’s a reason the freshman effort by singer/songwriter Evan Rasch is titled Sophomore. (He\’s soon to be a sophomore music major at Kenyon College.) There\’s also a reason what would seem to be the title track is spelled differently, as \”Sophmore.\” (His girlfriend\’s name is Sophie.) It\’s also worth noting that the set\’s producer, Andrew Brassell, is…
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Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell Inaugurate New Hall for Music City Roots
For the inaugural broadcast of Music City Roots from Liberty Hall in Franklin, Tenn., the show couldn\’t have chosen two better headliners than Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell. The duo has been touring behind their collaborative Old Yellow Moon project and are currently in the studio working on its follow-up. Still, they took leave to gift…
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A Song and a Stage: Vonda Shepard
Dating back to her late teens, singer-songwriter Vonda Shepard has enjoyed an incredibly varied and lengthy career. She’s been a backup singer for Rickie Lee Jones, Al Jarreau, Jackson Browne and others; an adult contemporary chart-maker with songs of her own, as well as the classic “Can’t We Try” duet with Dan Hill; a musical…
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Brandi Carlile Woos and Wails with Nashville Symphony
When I attended the Indigo Girls with the Nashville Symphony at the end of May, I had an absolutely revelatory experience. The songs, the scores, and the performances all converged to simultaneously take my breath away and breathe new life into a catalog of music I\’ve been enjoying for more than 25 years. Chasing that same…
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The Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic of Life: An Interview with Brandy Clark
Late last year, country songwriter Brandy Clark quietly released her debut album, 12 Stories, on a little indie label out of Texas. Though the collection was chock full of exquisite craftsmanship, captivating performances, and ace production, Clark was an unknown quantity as an artist. Sure, she\’d scored a couple of number one hits (Miranda Lambert\’s…
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The Shadowboxers Keep It Sharp at 3rd and Lindsley
Setting the tone and taking the stage to Michael Jackson\’s \”Don\’t Stop Til You Get Enough,\” The Shadowboxers looked as sharp as they sounded last night at Nashville\’s 3rd and Lindsley. Kicking off the evening with the soulful harmonies and smooth grooves of \”Let You Get the Best of Me,\” the Atlanta quintet set a brisk…
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Jonah Tolchin Brings Old School Sounds to "21st Century Girl"
As the lead track from his new Clover Lane album, Jonah Tolchin\’s “21st Century Girl” really does its job well. Everything about the song and video perfectly conveys the irony of Tolchin being a “21st century man” albeit one with a thoroughly retro sound. After all, the kid is only 21, but he grew up…