By Megan McClure Photo by Matthew Welch When we spoke, Nikka Costa was in the midst of coordinating rehearsals with her band, gearing up for her United States tour in support of her newly released EP, Pro*Whoa! The goal, Costa said, is to release a series of EPs rather than go Read More

  By Megan McClure Photos by Scott Trindle Ellie Goulding believes in karma. “You should really treat others the way you want to be treated,” the British songbird said. “I use that as a general rule in my life.” Since breaking onto the music scene in Read More

By Jessica Selby In 1996, singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik released his eponymous debut album, featuring a single that became a big hit on the charts. After that, many thought he disappeared from music. Little did they know, however, that he was hard at work branching out into Read More

By Madeline Court Photo by Lauren Dukoff Zac Holtzman’s brother went to Cambodia and all he got was a band. In 1997 Ethan Holtzman was trekking through Cambodia when his traveling companion contracted dengue fever, a tropical disease characterized by blistering rashes, Read More

By W.T. Edwards Let’s face it, the music industry has changed. Gone are the days of small-time bands getting discovered, signing to a major label and selling millions of records. Musicians are now more responsible for their own art. They are challenged to craft it in a way Read More

By Madeline Court Photo by Kaitlin Deering Conceived during the epic thundersnow of February 2010, Designer is a quasi-instrumental band based in Philadelphia that rejects genre categorization in all the best ways. “I have musical ADHD,” says drummer Dan Bellotti, who Read More