Mindy Smith has already earned a reputation in her young career as being a musician with a knack for intimate songwriting. That was certainly on display today as she took the World Café Live stage for this week’s Free at Noon concert. The crossover country star performed one of the most personal Friday shows in [...]

Every weekday at 1:30 PM listen up for the Philly Local Pick of the Day, an especially rockin’ sample track from the plethora of hot new tunes Philadelphia has to offer. ____________ Pick of the Day: 7/31/09 Suzie Brown “That Fence” Philadelphia’s next big rock star could be anyone – even your cardiologist. With the [...]

One of the best parts of music is hearing your favorite artist or band cover a classic. That is why for today’s UnderCover set, we are bringing you artists who have perfected the art of covering a song._____________________UnderCover July 31, 2009 Song: Thunder Road Covered By: Dan May Today’s UnderCover features Dan May’s cover of [...]

You’ve probably heard the name in a magazine article or heard background music that catches your ear. If you have not gotten the chance to find out just who that artist everyone’s talking about truly is…Digging deeper, we’ll help you become one of those people in the know. Friday 7/31/09Michael McDermott Michael McDermott’s story is [...]

Nashville based Sam and Ruby (Sam Brooker and Ruby Amanfu) sing soulful folk rock that showcases Ruby’s wonderful vocals and their melodic songwriting. The two met in 1999 at a writer’s night in Nashville and began performing with each other shortly after. Here’s a song from Here and Now – their debut album on Rykodisc [...]