Like the city that nurtured my greed and my pride, I stretched my arms into the sky I cry Babel! Babel! Look at me now Then the walls of my town, they come crumbling down – Mumford & Sons “Babel” What happened in my tiny, [Read more…]

Few things in life are more beautiful than true, Southern, harmonious melodies. Last February, I dragged my very pregnant best friend along with me to see The Civil Wars, prepared to be moved beyond words by the melodic charms of Joy Williams and John Paul [Read more…]

Have you ever wished that someone with an Adele-caliber voice went to liberal arts college in upstate New York and started a sweet rock band? Well, she did, and her name is Grace Potter, and you should be listening to her right now. I first [Read more…]

Three tracks into the Alabama Shakes’ debut album Boys and Girls, I was rolling the windows in my car down to feel summer in the air with a smile on my face. (Yeah, it’s April in Florida, but it feels like summer…and has since February) [Read more…]