The new Night Shift EP from Jenny Owen Youngs has become an unexpected addition to my best-of-the-year list. I say unexpected because I missed the preview singles this summer and if not for a mention by producer/songwriter Ethan Gruska (whose own collabs and work keep piquing interest around here), who knows if it would’ve gotten … Read more

Halloween is over, but you know what’s a bit spooky and very, very cool? The Black Keys were great out of the gate. I suppose this was clear back in 2002 when they tore down Lupo’s opening for Sleater-Kinney, but consider today a healthy reminder to any of those earlier-day fans. The Black Keys appeared … Read more

The Affair opened with Fiona Apple and closes their credits with one of our favorite singer-songwriters, too. Adding to Apple’s long-running oeuvre of haunting covers, she sings “The Whole of the Moon” this time, a chart-topping, mid-’80s tune from Edinburgh’s the Waterboys, over the end credits to the Showtime series’ 5th season. At first it … Read more