“For a while” sounds harmless until it is attached to a person. Then it can mean avoidance, longing, hope, or the kind of half-promise that keeps a conversation open long after it should have ended. Joely knows the phrase has weight. Her new 3:38 single, takes that compact title and gives it a deeply personal frame. She has called “For a While” the most personal thing...

Some musicians don't simply make music for the sake of expressing themselves; they also do it to comfort listeners and bring them together. Among the rare breed of artists who can also empathise with their audience is the outstanding Christine Tarquinio. Christine's inventiveness is not limited to her projects; she makes it her duty to educate people about how she creates art. This kind of...