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Leyla McCalla

As a reflection on Black History Month, we’re thrilled that songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Leyla McCalla, took a moment at home to record wonderfully intimate versions of two songs from her…

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Damien Jurado

This memorable session from January 2014 is one of our earliest and most lo-fi in terms of production. Given the strength of Damien Jurado’s songwriting, we just tried not to…

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Courtney Marie Andrews

At just sixteen years old, Courtney Marie Andrews left home in Arizona for her first tour. She traveled up and down the West Coast, busking and playing any bars or…

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Kambui Olujimi

This conversation with Kambui Olujimi, recorded in September, is a follow up from my last studio visit in March, during the Armory Show and the initial outbreak of the COVID-19…

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Valgeir Sigurðsson and Nadia Sirota

This session with Icelandic composer and producer Valgeir Sigurðsson and American violist, Nadia Sirota, from March 2013, was recorded just after their intimate and collaborative performance in our intimate theater.…

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Hiss Golden Messenger

Led by singer/songwriter M.C. Taylor and multi-instrumentalist, Scott Hirsch, the Durham, North Carolina–based band has drawn comparisons to Bill Callahan and Bonnie Prince Billy, by deftly blending elements of country,…

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Sleep Experiments

Sleep Experiments began as three friends making solo music, each of different styles and different backgrounds. One day they found themselves living mere blocks from each other, in the Central…

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Eleanor Friedberger

Our friend Eleanor Friedberger, who also performs with her brother Matthew as Fiery Furnaces, was kind enough to record two songs in her home studio. First is “Make Me A…

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Anna St. Louis

This solo session with Anna St. Louis was recorded just prior to a special sold out performance of three solo sets in our entrance space back in September 2018, with…

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Eko Chamber Collective

I would like to extend a sincere thank you to Herman “Soy Sauce” Pearl, Dr. Brittany Trotter, and Paul Thompson, who comprise this special trio version of the Pittsburgh-based Eko…