Bright Eyes

When we kicked off our Roundtable feature last year, we asked our trusty music writers to name the Best Albums Under 30 Minutes. Because, in our own words at the time, "sometimes it can be difficult to sit yourself down and pore over all…

Let's get emotional. NO ENCORE is back with a stacked agenda in the form of a devastating Top 5 face-off, the first Bright Eyes album in almost a decade and the absolute STATE of the Irish government... ACT ONE: Craig's got mail.…

It’s hard to get a read on Christopher Mansfield, the creative force behind Seattle native Fences. To look at the tattoo-clad singer-songwriter, your immediate impression might suggest mumble-rapper, God forgive me. My mother never told me…