No Ghost (Bella Union). Review by Jeff Schweers.

Rain on the City (Bar None). Review by Sean Slone.

Despite an unpredictable set played on borrowed instruments, and at times, almost drowned out by the screams of adoring devotees, David Gray made a fan of Chris Catania one night in Chicago.

Magpie (Fiction). Review by Sean Slone.

JackInABox (Astralwerks). Review by Sean Slone.

Orphan Train (Surprise Truck Entertainment). Review by Tim Wardyn.

Heavier Things (Aware). Review by Sean Slone.

Leona Naess (Geffen). Review by Sean Slone.

Tiny Voices (Anti). Review by Sean Slone.

Irish import Damien Rice plays to a sold-out crowd in Toronto, leaving the audience – and Margie Libling – speechless and mesmerized. Never before has an artist touched his fans as much as Damien Rice…

Light and Sound EP (Second Nature). Review by Margie Libling.

Light and Sound EP (Second Nature). Review by Margie Libling.

Even for the likes of the mega-successful John Mayer or David Gray, being a singer songwriter is a sometimes lonely, often difficult vocation and it’s even harder as an independent artist. Andrew Ellis finds out about life as a solo artist at the other end of the spectrum with Atlanta-based Chuck Carrier.

The Secret Sun (The Verve Music Group). Review by Margie Libling.

A New Day at Midnight (RCA). Review by Sean Slone.

Saturn Returns (self-released). Review by Sean Slone.

Where Happiness Lives EP (Ultimate Dilemma). Review by Stein Haukland.

The music industry pats itself on the back again tonight with the annual Grammy Awards. Julio Diaz offers a preview with his picks for who deserves to win and who will win.

Present/Future (MCA). Review by Vanessa Bormann.

Superconnector (Meteor). Review by Vanessa Bormann.