Stephen Thompson

Jittery Jams: 10 Songs For Coffee Lovers

Stephen Thompson — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:52:00 +0000

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Jason Molina, A Folksinger Who Embodied The Best Of The Blues, Has Died

Stephen Thompson — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:07:00 +0000

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Baby Bands, Pop Stars And Room-Filling Joy: What To Expect At SXSW 2013

Stephen Thompson — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:50:00 +0000

Listen to Stephen Thompson's conversation with Audie Cornish on All Things Considered by clicking the audio link.

The South by Southwest music festival kicked off Tuesday with the first of five straight nights of music overload: The clubs, makeshift music venues and front porches of Austin, Texas, were overrun with little-known discoveries-in-waiting and big names alike, as well as tens of thousands of fans who have flocked to the city in search of epiphanies.

Finding a prevailing trend at SXSW isn't easy; the festival is like 50 events in one, so it's possible t

Hail To The Chipmunks: A Holiday Classic Re-Revisited

Stephen Thompson — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 20:22:00 +0000

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The xx Teases New Album 'Coexist' With The Simplest Of Love Songs

Stephen Thompson — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:21:00 +0000

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First Watch: JBM, 'On Fire On A Tightrope'

Stephen Thompson — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:03:00 +0000

Back in March, former All Songs intern Dan Raby used this space to sing the praises of Montreal singer-songwriter JBM, a.k.a. Jesse B. Marchant, whose deliberately paced folk-pop hangs on the lingering empty spaces between notes.

Hear 'Follow,' A Warmly Chiming Mood-Setter From Diiv

Stephen Thompson — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 20:08:00 +0000

There's more than one way to qualify as a "guitar band": You can shred, sure, or you can lay down layer upon layer of guitars to weave an intricate tapestry. For Diiv — yes, the group was once called "Dive," and yes, it's from Brooklyn — guitars dominate, but as warm, chiming mood-setters.

But unlike forebears such as The Cure and Real Estate, it can be tricky to suss out where Diiv is coming from, lyrically speaking.

Absent For Years, Cat Power Takes A Long Road To 'Ruin'

Stephen Thompson — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 18:27:00 +0000

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Glen Hansard: Tiny Desk Concert

Stephen Thompson — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 02:38:00 +0000

Glen Hansard dropped out of school at 13 to busk on the streets of Dublin full-time, and he's spent the nearly three decades since performing in many configurations: at the head of the rock band The Frames, on stage at the Oscars with Marketa Irglova (they won in 2008 for "Falling Slowly," from Once), at innumerable concert halls and opera houses in