After spine surgery left her unable to sing for 10 months, the Gen X icon is touring again with her first album of new music in nine years It’s an unseasonably cold day in upstate New York, and ...

At the start of a recent interview I reminded Natalie Merchant it’s been 36 years since our last conversation. I’ll never forget the diminutive lead vocalist of 10,000 Maniacs grabbing my hand and ...

CHICAGO — Do you remember Mother Goose? Are you familiar with the nursery rhyme, “Mary Had a Pretty Bird?” What about “The Cuckoo”? Thanks to singer-songwriter-artist-activist Natalie Merchant, ...

Being that we’re neck-deep in the Indie-Rock Reunion Era, I’m shocked that singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant hasn’t yet gotten back together with 10,000 Maniacs – the New York band she rose to fame ...

CHICAGO — Do you remember Mother Goose? Are you familiar with the nursery rhyme, “Mary Had a Pretty Bird?” What about “The Cuckoo”?

The Highwomen, James Brown and yes, the Cranberries. View million-dollar art for auction at one of New York’s auction houses, visit a minimalist retrospective upstate or relax to the new albums of ...