Take Jack Horton, a Portland-based singer-songwriter whose path to folk-Americana included stops at Japanese law school, Tokyo piano bars, corporate boardrooms, and government offices. His latest EP, "Imperfections," feels like finding someone's private journal set to music. And that someone happens to write really, really well. The five-song collection opens with "Set Me Free," a piano-driven confession that might surprise anyone expecting typical breakup bitterness. Horton...

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....