Earl Patrick pivots sharply away from his usual indie-folk and guitar-driven comfort zones for his newest release, the wildly inventive album "Conditioned By Machines". The Portland, Oregon-based composer, singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist has spent over two decades building a dense, eight-album catalog. Here, however, he entirely flips the script. Feeling that classical flute music too often prioritizes gesture over pure melody, he set out...

Pennsylvanian Rock-Blues Outfit Kerry Kenny Band Adds New Chapter to Kristofferson's Legendary Song "Robert McGee" The Kerry Kenny Band's latest single "Robert McGee" picks up where Kris Kristofferson and Janis Joplin left off, filling in the gaps of an untold love story. This rock-blues number asks the questions fans have pondered for decades about the mysterious Bobby McGee. Kenny's interpretation transforms the familiar narrative into something fresh....