The newest Weekly Quick Pick Mix is up for your listening pleasure on Spotify and Apple Music. These playlists are in no particular order...

Most of us suffer from a mood change in the depths of winter, with the long nights, dreary days, and the cold weather pushing us toward...

The first mixtape I encountered was a black cassette tape with yellowing labels and a barely decipherable song list scratched in pen. The...

I grew up in the small, lakeside town of Bridgman, Michigan and, while I had heard of Niles, the city was certainly not on my radar....

As a child, I learned of times before mine, times of turmoil, pain, and uprising, but also, ultimately, times of change. I watched,...

There's a rule in music...well, there's a rule in my musical world: If they hang out with Josh and Garth of The Rutabega, they make damn...

In 2007, revolution was in the air. The destruction of the Great Recession was mounting and eight years of leadership under President...

Where to begin. I have been in a self-imposed Internet silence since Tuesday, November 8th. It seemed silly, in the light of the election...

True Sadness, the newest album from the Avett Brothers, releases June 24th. Preorder now. Satan Pulls The Strings True Sadness Ain't No...

Though the temperature continues a cycle of climbing and falling, the safe pronouncement is that Summer has finally arrived, bringing...

Grand Rapids Americana band The Crane Wives are known for the emotion and the energy brought to the listener in both their live show and...

For those who delve into the creative world, there exists a balance that has been on my mind of late. It can be a struggle to create in a...

On the rare Saturday I find myself free from my part-time job, waking to an alarm is unexpected. I had crept through the quiet house,...

The Baltimore #Song4Unity Project released "Let's Make It Happen" this past weekend at the 9th Annual Boundary Block Party. PURCHASE THE...

It is not actually a CD changer. I long ago traded up to the world digital technology, using either my beloved 160GB iPod Classic or the...

Though it is not the first release from Analecta, their upcoming album is a new journey for members Patrick Quigley and Calvin Maloney....

Tom Moore is known in the region as a roots-oriented musician, skillfully telling stories on stage with his harmonica, guitar, and...

The night was New Years Eve. Every patron at the Woodfire Trattoria was dressed in their finest clothing, gathered together with friends,...

With last week's Groundhog Day giving the signal for an early Spring, many rejoiced that the end of Winter may soon be in sight. As one...

“The way it was described to me is that I was singing before I was talking.” The love of music is deep rooted in musician James Neary. He...

The Ember Jar is among South Bend's finest music creators. The group has been evolving since their formation in 2011 and, on February...

Until recently, the only relation between Weezer and Star Wars I would have drawn was that I have spent most of my life as a fan of both....

In my continued conversation with Dave Dale, we turn back often to the idea that music is an important piece of a local culture and...

As one of the newest kids on the block in the growing world of local craft beer, Cultivate Brewing Company is working to create an...