Radio just isn’t what it used to be. When the vast wilderness of the FM bandwidth was thrown wide open in the late 1960s by a new rule from the FCC banning the practice of duplicating AM programming on FM stations, the space was quickly (and more important, inexpensively) filled by DJs who played long sets of music from multiple genres.

If the songs “This Girl Of Mine” by The White Animals and “Western Flyer” by The Claimstakers were on your mixed tapes in high school or college, then you’re familiar with Steve Boyd.

Terry Ohms is about to release his very first full-length album, and he doesn’t exist. That is to say, he exists only in some dusty corner of Vulture Whale frontman Wes Mcdonald’s brain, waiting patiently for his moment in the sun.

The California-based quartet Dawes released its debut album, North Hills, in 2009 and the band has been on a whirlwind ride ever since. In addition touring in support of the album, the group has appea

I ask Damien Jurado, during our recent telephone conversation, if living in the often rainy, gloomy Pacific Northwest, specifically Seattle, has an impact on the tone and feel of his songs. The singer-songwriter answers the question by describing the typical work pattern of Seattle musicians.

Few people in the music industry have a grasp of both its business and creative sides, but Nick Loss-Eaton is one of those people. For the past six years, Loss-Eaton has worked as a publicist in the prestigious New York firm Shore Fire Media, assisting high-profile artists with promotion and tour support. But Loss-Eaton has also established a second career as an artist and fronts Leland Sundries, a project that gives a fresh take on American roots music. I ask Loss-Eaton how his position as a publicist affects his artistic side.

It’s early Tuesday evening and Rhett Miller and Murry Hammond are sitting in the employee break room of a Dallas Borders bookstore. Tonight, the space has been converted into a backstage “green room” as the Old 97’s members prepare to play at a packed in-store performance.

If you’re a musician and you feel your band is being held back by scheduling and logistical issues, then Playing For Change just took away all of your excuses. An entity that melds music and philanthropy, Playing For Change culls musicians from across the globe for its tours and recording projects.

Memphis-born singer-songwriter Clare Burson, whose new concept CD on Rounder Records is called Silver and Ash, will appear Wednesday, October 13, at 8 p.m., at WorkPlay. Burson will appear on a bill w

It’s been a while since we last heard from Sarah Harmer, but that doesn’t mean that she hasn’t been staying busy. Between her 2006 release, I’m A Mountain, and her 2010 release