“(Zanes is) the family-music genre’s most outspoken and eloquent advocate” —Time magazine.
“Elizabeth Mitchell has bridged the gap between independent rock and post cradle kiddo-core…Gorgeously lucid.” —Chicago Reader

The iconic composer/singer/director/choreographer Meredith Monk returns with two members of her acclaimed Vocal Ensemble.

“...she is at once fearless, unique, uncompromising and yet builds human values into work that is never polemical, and has communicated across genre boundaries long before 'crossover' was even a term.” —Anne Midgette, The Washington Post

(Original roots cabaret)
Garniez is hailed by the New York Press as “one of the greatest songwriters of our time,” and her original story-songs were described by the New York Times as “romantic, rhapsodic and casually hilarious.”

“The Alexander Quartet is destined for greatness,” says the Guardian (U.K.); their concerts make you “live through the music and rejoice with the performers in risks successfully taken.” Overflowing with emotion and sheer joy for playing, along with acute discipline and a tight sense of unity, it’s no wonder that the Alexander String Quartet has earned a place among the world’s premiere ensembles.

GREG BROWN, with his signature rumbling baritone voice, is widely considered to be one of the foremost living folk musicians of his generation.
“Mr. Brown's music provides a stark, unself-consciously literary tour of off-road Americana.” — New York Times
“A wickedly sharp observer of the human condition.” — Rolling Stone

Nellie McKay is part cabaret, part sparkly pop mixed with a cutting wit and a sharply tuned social conscience.

“Supremely gifted, charming, and darkly funny”—The Washington Post.

The most distinguished a cappella gospel group working today.
The Fairfield Four carries on a tradition begun at their Nashville church in 1921, continuously passing the torch to new standard-bearers.
(And the current configuration is the best yet!)

February 2016 Grammy award-winner and January 2016 offBeat Magazine’s Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Song of the Year (for “Boneyard”), and Best Piano/Keyboardist.

“Expert mix of strutting party-starters and beseeching soul anthems, sung in an agreeably raspy voice”—The New York Times.

Traditional mountain music with modern singer-songwriter sensibilities.

"From songs that explore independence and urban adventure to timeless themes of love and loss, Della Mae brings acoustic grit and twang to town with no apologies"—Bluegrass Journal.

“She aces the tightrope walk of songbook reverence and jazz-vocal breeziness that often proves elusive”—New York Times.

Accomplished dancer, versatile vocalist, songwriter, and captivating performer Emeline Michel is the reigning Queen of Haitian Song.
“The dancing ambassador with a voice serene and warm like the breeze” —The New York Times.

Lauded for its “down-home melodies and exuberant improvisation” (The Times, London) the Hot Club sets up camp “at that crossroads where country meets jazz and chases the blues away” (The Independent).

These Tuvan throat singing masters subtly infuse their songs with western elements, creating a unique style that is fresh and new, yet true to their musical heritage.