The Turkeys' tunes pull on the ear like a slow, sucking magnet. With Every Night's the Same, released in late 2007, Chris Cusentino (bass, guitar, vocals) and Kyle Knapp (drums, guitar, vocals)  

Damn. So close. We've all had those loves gone wrong. Maybe the fantasy turned real, becoming ridiculously crazy. Stalkerville. Maybe it was merely longing and the reality never happened. Maybe  

"The writing seems effortless ... it's more just riffs and rockin'," singer Lee Gallagher says. "I love Soul singers. It seems different than a lot of stuff that's going on. I play harmonic  

I grew up in Anderson Township. Our subdivision was bustling, clean and safe. Swing sets everywhere. Toddlers played in well-groomed yards. Each house had character, and all of my playmates were wh  

Let's begin with the sound: instrumental, witty and utterly complex Gypsy Jazz. Listen to the Faux Frenchmen, and you'll become catapulted back in time. Envision film noir, lipstick, high hee  

When I arrive, songster/guitarist Mark Utley is M.I.A. Actually, he's upstairs tucking one child in bed. As a rule, youngsters aren't drawn to me. Frequently, when I hold babies, they twitch, th  

At the MidPoint festival this year, I wandered into New Stage Collective, pleasantly happening upon breathy, soul-driven tunes that poured out from the theater, spilling down the stairs like a lon  

Ghostly. Think of handmade shadow pictures on the wall of a lowly lit, hazy, yellowish room. Around town, a similar elusive air, a secretive, slightly strange rumor surrounds Johnnytwentythree. Bu  

Wearing all black, long sleeves and long pants, immune to the scorching day, Joel Ramsey (stage name: Ramsey) appears to be chillin' in the moment. Serene. First, his smile is slight, beginning   

Why is it that when we enter the realm of the "first date moments," all sense of maturity and grace evaporates? I'm not talking about teenagers at the movies. I'm talking about grownups -- 30, 40 an