For Snow Patrol, an emergence to hope and light
Snow Patrol didn’t exactly disappear from the spotlight — radio will never turn its back on the “Grey’s Anatomy”-approved anthem “Chasing Cars.” But the Northern Irish/Scottish band has kept a...
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Ashley Monroe is making country music sexy again with ‘Sparrow’
Some songs merely talk about sex while others emit heat and sensuality in such a way a car’s windows need to be rolled down when the notes escape from the...
15 of the weirdest Bob Dylan cover songs to celebrate his birthday
In celebration of Bob Dylan’s 77th birthday on May 24, we take a look at some of the weirdest — not necessarily good or bad, just pleasantly strange — cover...
Meet country supergroup Traveller before it says farewell
What's the difference between a boy band and a supergroup? Traveller, the vaguely twangy, folksy trio featuring singer-songwriters Cory Chisel, Jonny Fritz and Robert Ellis, treads the line between the...
How The Aces made a ‘volcanic’ dream come true
The young women of The Aces can pinpoint the exact moment the foursome decided to take a childhood hobby to the next level: Grammy night 2014. New Zealand ingenue Lorde...
Just the Facs: The loss of Disappears is Chicago’s gain
Fans mourning the demise of Disappears, the local masters of dark, creepy minimalism, can rejoice. Filling the void is Facs (pronounced Facts), the new project raised from the ashes of...
Been-everywhere producer Jonathan Wilson on his ‘do-or-die’ new recording
How fun is it to be Jonathan Wilson? When he’s not cooped up in his in-demand Fivestarstudios in Echo Park, Los Angeles, at the helm of Father John Misty’s LSD-infused,...
Blind Spot: Patti Smith’s ‘Horses’
Editor’s note: We asked Tribune writers to reflect on a piece of the larger cultural puzzle (a popular TV show, a movie, a book, etc.) they were missing — until...
Heartbreak is just a Lee Ann Womack song on ‘The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone’
“In some ways, every heartache is like an old Hank Williams song,” Lee Ann Womack sings on the title track of “The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone,” her latest...
Inside JD McPherson’s undivided heart and soul (and head)
Echoes of greatness reverberate inside the walls of Nashville’s legendary RCA Studio B, where Elvis, the Everly Brothers, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton and scores of other artists banged out hit...