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Shortcuts Kathleen Edwards: This Mortal Coil

Over the last three years, Kathleen Edwards experienced what could be called a quarter-life crisis. After touring behind her 2005 album Back to Me (Zoë/Rounder), she came home wondering if she’d ever write another song. When Edwards…

News + Notes Jim White: Mr. Natural

In his 50 years on the planet, Jim White has gotten himself in all kinds of situations, from cab-driving to pro-surfing to somehow driving Lou Reed’s Mercedes down Sunset Boulevard. But what he excels at is his music, a shapeshifting…

News + Notes Nellie McKay: Project Nellie

“I’m going to do my best with my diminishing reputation,” says a nervous Nellie McKay, positioning herself behind a piano in the NPR studios in D.C. and attempting to write and record a song from scratch in two days (or so) as part…