Despite being a band rooted in California rock tradition, the local embrace of Fanny in Kansas City, Mo. speaks to how the band's ethos transcends geography.
Central Virginia boasts no shortage of recording studios and venues, but it's a vinyl manufacturing operation in Harrisonburg that's put Virginia' s music scene on the map in a whole new way.
25-year-old rapper Shelem sees his latest project as an artistic watershed for him: The production is slick, it has a solid hook and the lyrics show a writer who's continuing to advance in his art.
The Nashville-based, Nigerian-American artist writes songs that offer trustworthy empathy, delivered without romanticism — a tone that has connected with listeners during the tumultuous pandemic era.