Music
Explorer of the voice
Meredith Monk has accumulated many titles during her nearly 50 years as a performer...
‘Always carry gaff tape’ and other lessons learned by Courtney Barnett
Notoriety came quickly for Courtney Barnett. After releasing her first full-length album Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit in March...
The American dream
Xavier Dphrepaulezz is the son of a Somali-Carribean immigrant, and he’s got a story to tell.
“I think my story is the American dream,” says...
Starting over in Nashville
Sometimes you’ve just gotta get over yourself, occasionally at the suggestion of your manager. That’s what happened to Dan Layus as he was working...
Family blues
California-based husband-and-wife blues rockers Little Hurricane share the stories behind the chemistry that’s fueled their decade of musical success
Coco Montoya continues to redefine an age-old sound
With all the hallmarks of the classic rocky road to success as a blues musician, Coco Montoya’s story is filled with its share of peaks and valleys. But no matter how you shake it, there always seemed to be a certain feeling of destiny attached to Montoya’s rise to ...
Like a pearl
In some ways, Phoebe Hunt is just one among a sea of millennials, one who routinely submits herself to existential crises, bobbing and weaving...
Dreamland recovered
Glass Animals’ new album emerged from Joe Seaward’s ‘miraculous’ recovery after head injury
‘Something loud’
Last summer’s comeback single from time-tested rock institution Jimmy Eat World — the first new music from the Arizona-born outfit since before the pandemic...
A journey from darkness to joy
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony has become the ultimate summit for many in the musical world: conductors, orchestras, singers and audiences.
The symphony, and especially the last...
Letting go of balance
It started in a Guitar Center in Long Beach, California, where one half of the acoustic rock band This Wild Life met the other. Kevin...
Albums on the Hill is the last independent music store
Take a trip to Albums on the Hill before it’s too late...


















