Artist: Amy Irving Hometown: San Francisco, California Latest Album: Always Will Be (out April 25, 2025) What has been the best advice youâve received in your career so far? Iâve been an actor all my life. I began on this new path, making music with the band GOOLIS, a few years back. And Iâve been learning so…
(Editor's Note: No Skips is a brand new feature from BGS that asks artists, songwriters, musicians, and industry professionals what albums they regard as perfect, with every track a masterpiece â i.e., No Skips! For the first edition of the column, songwriter-artist-musician Adam Wright highlights Mark Knopfler's seminal album, Shangri-La, as we look ahead to Wright's…
A blues, old-time, and Americana alchemist, singer-songwriter-instrumentalist Cristina Vane has just released a striking new album, Hear My Call, a collection that defies categorization and tidy genre labels. Something of a roots music influencer â though she perhaps would never self ascribe that title â Vane has built a remarkable following around her agnostic approach…
It may look rough around the edges, but Ron Popeâs journey through life encapsulates the American dream. He buffs out those spots, uncovering a hefty dose of humility, wisdom, and empowerment on his 11th studio record â American Man, American Music. On it, the New Jersey-born, Georgia-raised singer uncovers moments from his childhood (like waking…
Artist: HORSEBATH Hometown: MontrĂ©al, QuĂ©bec and Halifax, Nova Scotia Latest Album: Another Farewell (released February 7) What's your favorite memory from being on stage? One of our biggest highlights was definitely opening for Sierra Ferrell at Torontoâs legendary Massey Hall. A few of us are from rural Ontario and grew up going to showâs there, and…
