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One of the most unique and enduring bands in alternative rock, Cowboy Junkies embodied a sound that had its roots in traditional folk, blues, and country music but was performed with a placid, languid pace that belied the slow-burning passion of their performances. The honey-infused, ethereal whisper of lead singer Margo Timmins was matched by […]

Surfacing in 2000 with the breakthrough single “Yellow,” British group Coldplay quickly became one of the biggest acts of the early 21st century, honing a blend of earnest Brit-pop and anthemic rock that helped push the band to the top of album charts worldwide with multi-platinum albums such as Parachutes (2000), A Rush of Blood […]

The Cold Stares are an American rock band from Evansville, Indiana, formed in 2009. The duo has independently released four studio albums – A Cold Wet Night and a Howling Wind (2014), Head Bent (2017), Mountain (2018), and Ways (2019) – with their fifth release Heavy Shoes released via Mascot Records on August 13, 2021. […]

Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. (born March 18, 1966) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the founder, lead guitarist, co-lead vocalist, and main songwriter of rock band Alice in Chains. The band rose to international fame in the early 1990s during Seattle’s grunge movement, and is known for its distinctive […]

Through uploading her acoustic interpretations of contemporary hits, pop-R&B singer, songwriter, and producer Alessia Cara landed a contract with Def Jam and at the age of 18 made her recorded debut with Here (2015). The distinctive wallflower anthem went platinum and Top Five pop, leading to the release of the full-length Know-It All and Juno […]

Cocktail Slippers is a five-piece, all-female rock band from Oslo, Norway. Current band members are: Hope (vocals), Rocket Queen (guitar), Vega (guitar), Miss A-OK (drums) and Sugar(bass ). Cocktail Slippers was formed in 2001 and has since released three studio albums and two Christmas singles. They are known for their entertaining live rock ′n roll […]

David Van Cortlandt Crosby (born August 14, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to his solo career, he was a founding member of both the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash. Crosby joined the Byrds in 1964. Bob Dylan gave the band their first number one hit in April 1965 with “Mr. […]

  Projecting a maturity beyond her years, blues singer Shemekia Copeland began making a splash in her own right before she was even out of her teens. Copeland fashioned herself as a powerful, soul-inflected shouter in the tradition of Koko Taylor and Etta James, yet also proved capable of a subtler range of emotions. Her […]

The musical partnership of David Crosby (born August 14, 1941), Stephen Stills (born January 3, 1945), and Graham Nash (born February 2, 1942), with and without Neil Young (born November 12, 1945), was not only one of the most successful touring and recording acts of the late ’60s, ’70s, and early ’80s — with the […]

Active on and off since the early ’70s, long-running progressive rock group Crack the Sky built a loyal following in the Baltimore area that stuck with them as they rode the tides of the music industry over the next several decades. Characterized by tightly wound playing, quickly shifting song structures, and high-concept lyrics from vocalist […]