The Weepies a folk-pop duo comprised of Deb Talan and Steve Tannen two singerguitarists who had already released solo material met at Tannens concert in Boston while he was supporting his debut Big Seorita Mutual admirers they started writing songs t…

Youthful West Coast singersongwriter Brett Dennen first drew attention in 2004 with the single Desert Sunrise The tune with its easy groove and soulful phrasing garnered enough spins on KCRW to warrant the release of his self-titled debut the followi…

Discovered at an open mike when Dig Musics owner happened to be there singersongwriter Jackie Greene is a captivating performer who works well in simple sparse environments Signing to the label almost immediately the California native worked countles…

Swedish singer-songwriter Jose Gonzalez scored a surprise hit with his debut effort, VENEER, which raced up the charts nearly two years after its 2003 release. Initially released to little fanfare, sales of the album rocketed after the track "Heartbe…

With heavenly vocals and a poignant writing style singersongwriter Tina Dico has topped the charts repeatedly in her native Denmark caught the ear of Zero 7 and earned a Danish Grammy for Best Songwriter As she was growing up her father was a hi-fi a…

One of the brightest figures in the revamped soft-rock movement of the early 2000s, Amos Lee offers the sort of tastefully jazz-inflected singer-songwriter stylings that made artists like James Taylor and Carly Simon such stars in the 1970s. Lee has …

Matthew Barber grew up in Toronto on oldies records and Top 40 radio By high school he was a classic rock freak and had embraced indie music by the time he reached college It was around this time that he started fueling his influences into some furio…

Joe Purdy a singersongwriter from Arkansas put in his time working at a loading dock and as a counselor at a private high school before his song Wash Away became synonymous with the 2004 season of ABCs Lost Purdy left Arkansas for California in 2001 …

Growing up Kaki Kings passions were drums and Brit-pop and she figured if she ever made it big it would be because of her skills behind the kit However her musical talents didnt stop there she also played the guitar and though she learned Beatles and…

As a teenager Jeb Loy Nichols made his way from Austin TX to New York NY In the Big Apple punk rock took root and continued to be an influence even after Nichols had moved to London In the UK the sounds of dub and lovers rock mixed with his already c…