Snow be damned, there are plenty of reasons to leave the house this weekend including lots of music. Here are three such examples featuring a lot of talented and lovely ladies. more ›

Because with this gloomy weather now back in town (and more snow tomorrow night?) you probably need a pick-me-up. So try out this pretty awesome cover of Go West's "King of Wishful Thinking" by Lauren Zettler - who we've featured before - feat. Cameron Mizell, Kait Lawson, Allison Weiss, and Danielle Owens-Reid. [via] more ›

Lauren Zettler fits nicely into what you wold expect from a folky singer-songwriter whose promo material displays a cute girl sporting a comfy looking flannel shirt. But something about the first track on her EP On Your Back Porch caught us off guard. "I Don't Blame You" starts off pleasantly, Zettler's voice has enough character to sweetly stand out without resorting to any vocal trickery, and we gave into it's simplicity. It was precisely at the point where we were approaching a complacent lull that the song suddenly breaks and surges along a series of amped hand-claps and rolling distorted guitars. more ›