For Malaysian-born singer-songwriter Zee Avi, music and art is a way of healing. When the then 21-year-old musician began posting videos to YouTube singing with her ukulele back in 2007, she […]
Nick Waterhouse is a true California soul. A retro rhythm-and-blues-playing vinyl-collecting thick-framed-glasses-wearing guy oft seen in his neatly ironed menswear, wielding a hollow-body guitar and singing moody blues tunes is […]
Amy Vachal is the kind of singer whose music puts you at ease. Full of acoustic-driven blues and pop folk-inspired tunes, the 28-year-old Brooklyn singer-songwriter has made it her mission […]
Ari Leff, better known as the 22-year-old songwriter, producer and singer behind Lauv, has been taking over Spotify, and for good reason. His songs are merely infectious. Inspired by the […]
When it comes to being Asian-American in the music industry — even more a biracial Asian-American — it may come with a double-edged sword. “You’re too white to be Asian,” some […]
After the release of her standout single “Alaska” last summer — which received Pharrell Williams’ very public approval — the release of a follow-up track has been long anticipated. As with any second […]
In another land where the sun is brighter, waters warmer and music bred into the souls who inhabit the land, a shy singer-songwriter from the islands emerged. “You can take the boy […]
The older you get, the more you know and the harder it is to keep your little dreams intact. As a 13-year-old girl, I was just a shy, closet musician […]
“We were talking earlier about the time you get to the end of your life, and all the time you spent tuning you could get back,” Jarosz joked to a […]
When I first heard American singer-songwriter Sarah Jarosz’s song “Build Me Up From Bones,” I immediately pictured a woman who has lived through a lot of life. The songwriting was […]
My oh my, have these past couple of weeks been a whirlwind. And I thought I owe you all an update. I’ve gone through a lot of changes as of […]
If you’re a music lover, writer, player, listener, savior or even appreciator, Begin Again will surely hit a chord in you. And it will stick. Forged on the New York […]
Yuna @ The Glass House, Pomona, CA (2-20-2014) Note: Due to my camera having broke, everything was taken on my iPod, which sufficed, I guess. Yuna, you are an angel. […]
Mandy Moore – MSN Concert (sometime in 2007) It’s been a while since I’ve listened to Mandy Moore (mind you, I had a very fond girl crush on her throughout high […]
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