American artist, guitarist, and songwriter Gf Morgan from New Hope, who has been in the music industry for four decades, has outdone himself with the release of an album, "Magenta," that combines the old enchantment of Celtic and Folk music with a modern sound. A bright spot in Morgan's career is his series of duets with the music greats, and most recently, his new album...

The fiercely independent, Idaho-raised rapper nick! channels a deeply overstimulated, restless frequency on his new EP, "GEEKED!". Born in 2006 and building a fervent following entirely without industry co-signs, he occupies an interesting lane in new-wave underground hip-hop. His music sounds precisely like the brain chemistry of an internet-raised creative processing the blinding speed of newfound success. He writes and produces melodic, hard-hitting rap...