Ten years after his initial Carnival album, Wyclef Jean has released The Carnival II: Memoirs of an Immigrant.  It's inspired by various music from around the world and includes appearances by Shakira, Mary J. Blige, TI, Norah Jones, will.i.am,...

Todd Snider sings Tillamook County Jail, (from his 2004 CD East Nashville Skyline), at The Showbox in Seattle on February 6th, 2008.

Todd Snider has been a fixture in the alt-country and folk world for over ten years, and though he's been through a few record labels, he's still consistently releasing new albums of thoughtful, sometimes political, and often funny songs. I got a...

I got to sit down with Neil Fallon before Clutch played their sold-out show at the Showbox in Seattle.  I asked Neil about his songwriting process, including his inspiration for one of my favorite songs of all time, Burning Beard.  We also...