The loss of the most valuable instrument for someone who makes a living from singing has led to artists reinventing ...

It’s become disturbingly common to read characterizations of Joanna Newsom as mystical or fairylike. This is a lazy generalization, one that minimizes the profound talents of the singer, harpist, ...

I called up Newsom and asked whether this analysis was legitimate or if I was just going crazy. Credit: Elaine Lin Joanna Newsom’s music tends to flummox the casual listener. It’s not good background ...

Carol Kleyn: Now there’s a name that doesn’t turn up in most Seattle music histories. ‘Tis a pity, because her 1976 debut album, Love Has Made Me Stronger (recorded locally with engineer Tim Rock at ...