Ben Sollee maps out North American tour

By Alex Young on September 9th, 2008

Ben Sollee has had quite the year so far. Since releasing his debut solo album, Learning To Bend, and gain some notability thanks to a tribute to Kanye, the Kentucky native and Sparrow Quartet member has been making quite a name for himself of late, even earning a feature article on CoS.
Now, Solle is ready [...]

Outside Lands Spotlight: Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet

By Allison Franks on August 17th, 2008

In a little less than two weeks, CoS’ Allison Franks will travel to San Fransisco, California to take in the many sights and sounds of the inaugural Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival. In anticipation of her trip and live, on site coverage from the event, Allison will spend the next two weeks spotlighting a [...]

Consequence of Sound’s Recap: Our Top 20, Awards & More

By Matt Friedman on July 7th, 2008

Before you start digging away, please keep in mind that I tried to be objective as possible about everything found on this page. However, music is, by its very nature, a subjective art form and everyone has a right to his or her own opinion. My goal was to be fair and consistent.
Regarding [...]

Bonnaroo around the Web: Sunday

By Alex Young on June 16th, 2008

As Aimee Mann pointed out, Sunday is for the “true Bonnaroo warriors”. After three long, often rain drenched days of music, camping, and fun, the festival’s final day seemed to offer a bit mellower of scenes, though Robert Plant & Alison Krauss and Death Cab for Cutie still highlighted the festivities.

Turns out it wasn’t Kanye’s [...]