If you see one movie this year make sure it is Give Me Liberty, the latest film from Kirill Mikhanovsky. Not sure who he is? No worries, he probably expects that. But after this film, you will most certainly know his name. Written by Mikhanovsky and Alice Austen and released via Music Box Films the film is complex, hilarious, infectious and completely unpredictable. What carries the film is its many moving performances and its novel use of comedy. Equal parts frenetic, frank and familiar, Give Me Liberty is one of the best depictions of marginalized communities we have ever seen. Read more…
One of our favorite country artists of the last half-decade is Alabama native Drake White. Unfortunately these days, White is making headlines for nothing related to his nearly impeccable creative output. Read more…
Welps, a week-long vacation in Grand Teton National Park and more lingering health issues have kept us away from blogging as often as we’d like. Alas, we are back and hope to get the posts back up more regularly. To all those who maintain a blog while also balancing a full-time career, we salute you. Hopefully in due time, SITH can elevate to that level. For now, we will continue to deliver what we can deliver. Thanks to those of you who read this and check in regularly. Ya’ll are appreciated by all of us here at SITH so much. Cheers to the last few days of summer!
It is always humbling to be the first to premiere something and so it is that we announce the arrival of a bona fide talent we are most eager to keep our eye on: Alicia Enstrom. Read more…
One of our favorite musicians, Jim James (of My Morning Jacket), continues to pull out all the stops, always pushing himself to do something more. Read more…
As our appetite for podcasts continues to grow, we’re absolutely loving SongWriter, a podcast hosted by Ben Arthur, host of the PBS television series SongCraft presents. Read more…
A change is a coming. Michael Bunnell, executive director of the Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS) announced his retirement today. Andrea Paschal, who has worked as general manager of CIMS for quite some time, will assume the role of executive director. Bunnell will continue as executive director until the end of 2019. Read more…
