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LOUD: The Art Of Robert Pollard temporarily dissolves the line dividing art show from live gig. By Matthew CutterPhotos by

Every great heist movie kicks off with the same delusion: one last job. Equal parts noir narrative and existential meditation,

“I spent most of my adult life in groups I felt unknown and unwelcome in,” says Brother Bird’s Caroline Glaser,

“Pinto Vs. Pinto” dates back to pandemic lockdown, when Okay Lindon’s Dustin Smith and a group of friends challenged each

“You’d have to be living under a rock to ignore what’s happening," says Elephant Stone’s Rishi Dhir, who’s made a

Some artists spend decades helping other musicians tell their stories. Others eventually find themselves compelled to tell their own. Glenn

It says something about Jeff Parker’s estimation of the value of the ETA IVtet that Happy Today was made at

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

Longtime contributor Hobart Rowland takes a deep dive into the influential albums championed by the magazine, plus brand-new releases from

In name only, BendreTheGiant is a playful riff on legendary pro wrestler André The Giant, his iconic role in The

Alejandro Rose-Garcia emerged 15 years ago as a sort of one-man-band phenom. After the expansive, full-band scope of 2023’s Movie

While much of Jon22’s work finds its sweet spot somewhere between indie rock, chamber pop and ’70s AOR, “Lips Like

Jake Emissions has been a 20-year fixture on the Indiana punk scene thanks to his stint with Fort Wayne’s Flamingo

On his 10th studio album, Libertyville, Ill.’s favorite son is once again associating with the drifters, dreamers, survivors and overlooked

Built around Sierra Spirit’s crystalline vocals and the atmospheric-yet-intimate production of Grammy winner Dan Wilson (Semisonic, Adele), “Walls” finds the

“God Made A Farmer” can be traced to a phrase Leah Lavigne spotted hanging on the wall of a small-town

Ben Chapman’s Feet On Fire (Soundly) documents a year of seismic personal change that includes his marriage to fellow singer/songwriter

There’s no shortage of songs about difficult times, but the best ones find a way to power through the gloom

Some songs arrive fully formed from that strange, in-between space where exhaustion, inspiration and intuition gel. The latest single from

Across 40-odd years and a span of musical methodologies, Peter Stapleton made things happen. The musician, lyricist, festival organizer and

L’chaim! To life! The Klezmatics made life a little better at City Winery Philadelphia when they celebrated their 40th anniversary

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places