People are complicated. And expressing a desire to get complicated with them just compounds the situation, because you’re probably complicated too. If you happen to be Babette Hayward, or someone who anticipates dating Babette Hayward, apparently you can expect that to entail some manner of lowkey John Cusack-style gesture that involves one party or another turning up on a doorstep with something in hand – though not necessarily a boombox. As we said, people are complicated. Continue reading Single: Maybe Babs Lost a Teapot and More for the Sake of ‘Doorstep’
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Single: Cyrus R.O. Begins Dusting Off a Series of Demos with ‘Walked In’
Cyrus R.O. has been picking away at his backlog of material. Like every artist, he’s got more than a few songs tucked away in the attic – old demos that weren’t quite ready to see the light of day for whatever reason. And since only Prince can be Prince, Cyrus has chosen to deal with that particular problem long before his own passing, rather than letting them collect dust in a secret vault. Continue reading Single: Cyrus R.O. Begins Dusting Off a Series of Demos with ‘Walked In’
Single: Burry Struggles to Find Space Amidst a Familial Tug-of-War on ‘3 Birthdays’
“Is it bad I’ve made this about me?” sings Burry on their latest single, “3 Birthdays,” second-guessing their right to a special day all their own when there’s a familial tug-of-war at stake. Crooning away with the same melancholic and melodic anxiety that Jens Lekman chugs each morning, Burry picks away at a balancing point between isolation and commitment. Continue reading Single: Burry Struggles to Find Space Amidst a Familial Tug-of-War on ‘3 Birthdays’
Tay Creek Mourns the Passing of Festival Founder Jenny Jobbins
On Thursday, October 1, Jenny Jobbins, founder of Tay Creek Folk Festival, passed away. The festival’s organizers report that her passing was both sudden and unexpected, and it was without suffering. For many, she represented the heart and soul of the festival, a well-read bon vivant, and nothing short of a legend. Continue reading Tay Creek Mourns the Passing of Festival Founder Jenny Jobbins
Music Video: Colin, Can You Hear Me? The Trews Cover The Who’s ‘1921’
Every band has got that one cover song hiding in their back pocket; the one that they’ve got polished up for special occasions and when they do bring it out it’s almost better than the original. For The Trews, apparently, that song is The Who’s classic “1921” and they’ve been holding onto it for the last two decades. Continue reading Music Video: Colin, Can You Hear Me? The Trews Cover The Who’s ‘1921’