Reminiscent of socially conscious artists such as Michael Franti, Ben Harper, and Bob Marley, Nahko’s music definitely has a message. After spending time in the non-contiguous states, Alaska and Hawaii, Nahko had a musical epiphany on his return to the mainland.
Thanks to his incredibly soulful, highly versatile voice, Martin Sexton probably could have made a name for himself as merely a singer. Add in his deft songwriting touch and a distinctive, engaging guitar style, and Sexton becomes a true triple threat. Sexton recently stopped by the AG studios to talk…
A longtime favorite of the festival circuit, Hot Buttered Rum delivers a heartfelt, tuneful string-band sound that is sure to put a smile on your face.
The singer-songwriter shares a couple of original songs and talks about his approach to songwriting, his fascination with fingerpicking and alternate tunings.
Joseph Arthur delivers stirring covers of a pair of tunes from the album, "Coney Island Baby" and "Sword of Damocles," in addition to a couple of top-notch originals.
Julian Lage talks thoughtfully about developing his own guitar voice, his impressive genre-hopping, and how he's able to maintain a "delicate touch" on his instrument.
Johanna and Klara Söderberg, the Swedish sisters known as First Aid Kit, have gone from Internet sensation to international acclaim in just a few short years. By mixing elements of country and folk with an indie-rock sensibility, First Aid Kit has won legions of fans who are captivated by their gorgeous…
In this special half-hour edition of Acoustic Guitar Sessions, senior editor Marc Greilsamer talks at length with Cockburn about his love of acoustic guitars and the singer-songwriter performs three tunes: the instrumental “Bohemian 3-Step,” “Waiting for a Miracle” and his most famous song, the politically fierce “If I Had a Rocket Launcher.”
While on tour promoting their forthcoming album, Real Midnight, Birds of Chicago stopped by Acoustic Guitar to perform three songs, talk about how they evolved from a duo to a collective, and reveal their songwriting process.
For almost 20 years, Oliver and Chris Wood nurtured separate musical careers: Oliver with his band King Johnson and as a Tinsley Ellis sideman, Chris with experimental jazz group Medeski Martin and Wood.
Leader of the Hot Club of San Francisco and godfather of American gypsy jazz, guitarist Paul Mehling plays Django Reinhardt in this edition of Acoustic Guitar Sessions.
Oakland’s T Sisters— Erika, Rachel, and Chloe Tietjen—have been singing and performing together since they were kids. They deliver the kind of seamlessly intertwined harmonies that only a family can muster. With influences ranging from the Indigo Girls to the Andrews Sisters, the T Sisters have been turning heads at festivals…
Trigger Hippy is a jam-band supergroup of sorts, with original and current members hailing from bands ranging from the Black Crowes and Widespread Panic to the granddaddies of jam, the Dead.
Sure, the Defibulators spell their name wrong and look like art-damaged hipsters, but who cares? The Brooklyn combo's rugged string-band music is so charged-up, it'll get your heart beating again no matter how they spell the cardiac device they named themselves for.