In honor of the impact Michael Jackson had on music, here's my main man Steve Martin with his version of the "Billie Jean" video (featuring a cameo by Dave Thomas):

With and without his friends in the Old 97's, the amazing Rhett Miller sweats mighty bullets of voice and guitar brilliance.
The Old 97's have one of the healthiest band relationships I've ever heard of — they work on solo projects in between recording (and touring in support of) their own albums. This arrangement results in [...]

And it sounds brilliant.
At the end of October, I told you about Plover, which was Glen Phillips's collaboration with Garrison Starr and Neilson Hubbard.
In January, Glen released an EP called Secrets of the New Explorers that he co-produced with a fellow named John Askew. It was a quirky, odd, but entirely lovely exploration of life [...]

It's not what you think.
It'll be a few days before I can write up the weekend's adventure to see Jonatha Brooke and Glen Phillips in Pittsburgh, but Jonatha has told her side of the story right here, complete with photos.
And if you happen to buy all of her albums while you're at her website, well, [...]

I'm swimming in deadline-infested waters with cement blocks strapped to my feet, but as soon as I can I'll start telling hilarious stories of our weekend trip to see Jonatha Brooke and Glen Phillips performing together in Pittsburgh.
(One of the deadlines is particularly exciting. And I can't tell you about it yet.)
But!
In the meantime, you [...]

… and oh, will I have some stories for you.
We left at 8 a.m.
It should have been a six-hour drive.
Instead, we walked into the 8 p.m. concert at 8:07 and were lucky we got there at all thanks to weather and numerous stops to sit in stalled traffic for crazy amounts of time.
Stories coming soon. [...]

One of my all-time favorite bands is Letters to Cleo, and their singer, Kay Hanley, still launches solo songs into sexy, sassy orbit with THE hottest voice in rock music.
Photo by Justine Ungaro
Her new album, Weaponize, features plenty of guitar and production by USA Mike, her husband and fellow Letters to Cleo graduate. Believe me [...]

PLOVER!
It's here!
Glen Phillips, who wrote and sang the songs for Toad the Wet Sprocket and still makes amazing solo records oozing wisdom and warmth!
My good friend Garrison Starr, who has a voice and a style like NO ONE ELSE and writes songs that will leave you suspecting she knows you better than you know yourself!
Neilson [...]

One of my heroes is Glen Phillips, who wrote and sang the songs for Toad the Wet Sprocket (with whom he still tours on occasion) and continues to make amazing solo music brimming with his trademark wisdom and warmth.
Glen recently had an accident with a glass coffee table and did some major damage to the [...]

Glen sings "Finally Fading" — acoustic and solo — from his excellent solo album, Winter Pays for Summer. Special guest appearance by Chris Thile from Nickel Creek.