erinn fortson

by Erinn Fortson Edward Rogers keeps himself busy more often than not. When I spoke to the musician last fall, I reached him on a Tuesday, his only day of rest during the week. Based on this hectic schedule and our conversation, it was easy to pick up that Rogers really enjoys Read More

by Erinn Fortson In the last 30 years, Speed the Plough has undergone several transformations. John Baumgartner has been there since the start. He and wife Toni formed the band back in 1984, watching several band mates come and go during the group’s three-decade stint. More Read More

by Erinn Fortson For over a decade, Stéphane Paut has maintained a relationship with metal. Although he might have appeared to be monogamous, Paut has never been married to the genre. He spent a good chunk of the last 14 years thinking about other types of music. Better known as Read More

by Erinn Fortson Record stores have made a comeback in the last few years. Some never left and braved it through the demand for digitalization.  No matter how fast the download though, people have still expressed the need to dig through vinyl at their local music shops. It goes Read More

by Erinn Fortson An older gentlemen, who appears to be in his early to mid 60s, orders a round at the bar. He then carries five drinks over to the stage and places each beer in front of the band as they continue to play their set. Before he leaves, the man smiles at the musicians Read More

by Erinn Fortson Mariama Koroma has just put her 11 month year-old daughter to sleep when I reach her by phone on a Tuesday night in March. She later tells me that her first performance with Song Dogs was only two weeks before she delivered her baby. I imagine that motherhood is Read More