Jon Karr

Dead Cures happened naturally – three artists working on a project who found something altogether new. It was born out of...

There were plenty of bad songs in 2015, so a “Top 10” list would be easy enough to compile. However, it...

From the depths of a rolling, full sonic landscape, REMMI’s voice doesn’t just sing – it also speaks. It’s a sort of...

Talk Around Campus: Ida Scudder was remembered on what would be her 145th birthday for creating India’s first medical college for...

Matthew Szlachetka may already be known for his role in the highly successful Northstar Session, but, as one door must close...

While the harp is an instrument often relegated to classical music, Mikaela Davis shows us that it should not be so...

SVRCINA has a sound that has been years in the making. Cinematic, spirited, and bold, her music matches her personal large,...

Poema’s “Forget You in LA” is on one level an easy, dreamy pop tune. On another, more sophisticated level, it is...

Charlie Oxford doesn’t talk like a rock star. However, this grounded and unpretentious demeanor is a striking contrast to music that...

With a virtuosic ability that is comfortable in many different shoes, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Dustin Ransom has laid down his own...

“Throwback” isn’t quite the right term for what Midnight Mantics is doing. They have hopped into the DeLorean and set the...

Young Brother sounds like that bootleg tape you made when your favorite song came on the radio and you managed to...

Sweeping and cinematic, the music of Wave & Rome​ has an almost visceral immediacy. A cross­breed of alternative, pop, and even orchestral...

Photos by Jon Karr / www.thatverynextthing.com Don’t let the sweetness of her voice fool you – Hanna Rae’s music hits hard....

With the independent release of National Throat, Will Dailey has proven that he’s not afraid to get his hands dirty. Dailey’s...

Far from hiding, Jeremy Enigk has been quietly busy. The new album that fans have been anxiously awaiting is now in...

When we last spoke with Jesse Lafser, she had just released Land in Sight, an incredible collection of songs that evoked...

The ’90s came back in 2014. While there was certainly some great music made before Friends went into syndication, it is...

Every now and then, a band strikes gold. That’s what happened with Carbon Leaf’s breakout album, Indian Summer. In the ten...

The Contenders are Jay Nash and Josh Day, two artists who have been at it long enough to know what they...

If youth is wasted on the young, no one told Judah & the Lion. They unapologetically celebrate what it means to...

The simplicity is an illusion. What makes the work of film composer / producer Adam Bokesch so compelling is his ability...

Sometimes, you have to step out of the everydayness of your life in order to make sense of it. This is...

There is a sense of mystery that surrounds everything Phantogram does. It isn’t mystery for mystery’s sake; rather, it is an...