Scottish-born singer/songwriter KT Tunstall burst onto the music scene in 2005 with her breakthrough hits “Suddenly I See” and “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree.” While her career has since blossomed and she has become a multi-award-winning artist, with an Ivor Novello and BRIT awards under her belt as well as Grammy and Mercury Prize nominations, her confessional, down-to-earth charm has remained the same. As she approaches her seventh studio album, she talks about the ever-shifting face of...

Kam Franklin, lead singer for genre-blending soul group The Suffers, might well be described as a musical powerhouse with her rich mezzo-soprano vocals, but in fact her passions only begin with music and extend far beyond it. While she believes she is at her most productive when she brings joy through her myriad musical projects, she also channels her passion through the causes close to her heart, such as HeadCount, which uses the power of music to encourage fans to participate in the...

Denise Kaufman has defied expectations her entire life. As vocalist, bassist and co-songwriter for the pioneering all-female ensemble Ace of Cups--a musical powerhouse during the Summer of Love—they counted Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and the Grateful Dead among their fans. Despite performing live with the same virtuosity as their male counterparts, Ace of Cups never had the opportunity to commit their genre-blending, psychedelic sound to a record until two years ago. Now in their 70s and...

As the saying goes, there’s no rest for the wicked – and, it would seem, no rest for Chadwick Stokes, either. Dividing his time between indie folk-rock band Dispatch, reggae-infused rock trio State Radio, and his solo venture, Chadwick Stokes & The Pintos – Stokes is a creative force to be reckoned with. But what is of primary importance to him is his human rights activism, which is interwoven into the very fibre of his being and his music. In 2007, State Radio began the tradition of...

“Who the f***am I?” is a question we all ask ourselves, but for Alicia Bognanno, frontwoman of indie-rock outfit Bully, it has become the focus of her journey to self-acceptance. For the first time, she publicly shares her experiences being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, how she’s come to terms with it, and her tools for effectively managing her mood shifts. Through therapy, meditation and mindfulness practices – including Dharma Talks – Bognanno has been in a place to hone her sharp,...

Julie Edwards and Marc Smollin recently formed the avant-rock duo Heads Are Heavy. Formerly known as The Pity Party, they show no signs of slowing down. Having met in eighth grade, Smollin and Edwards have gone through life on the same wavelength, even when they’re continents apart. Edwards is also part of the globally successful female blues-rock duo Deap Vally and was recently involved in a collaboration with The Flaming Lips known as Deap Lips. Creatively joined at the hip, Julie and Marc...

“The white homie asks what he can do to make a change / The answer to the question is not one simple thing / Equity and resources, the prison complex and reform of law enforcement / Where did love go? Don’t nobody know,” raps LA artist Thurz on his track “Lootin’” in the wake of the recent Black Lives Matter protests. The rapper is a descendant of both the Ivory Coast and Belize, and has dedicated his career to shedding light on important social issues, which came to the fore with his debut...

Santino’s life mission has always been to create something beautiful. In this pursuit, he turned to the world of fashion, establishing a career as an innovative and successful fashion designer. He made a splash as a finalist on the fifth season of Project Runway, starred in On the Road with Austin and Santino alongside fellow Project Runway alum Austin Scarlett, and has appeared as a judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race. But one day Santino started to explore beauty on a far deeper level: “I thought...

Sophie Hawley-Weld is one half of the exuberant Grammy-nominated electronic dance-pop duo Sofi Tukker. Known for their unforgettable festival performances, Brazilian-tinged dance rhythms, and their hit song “Best Friend” that soundtracked an Apple iPhone campaign, the duo’s career trajectory has been meteoric. In order to stay at her best, Sophie incorporates several wellness practices into her daily life. We discuss a transformative 10-day silent meditation retreat Sophie embarked on, her...

As the guitarist, lead vocalist and lyricist for indie-rock band Speedy Ortiz, Sadie Dupuis carves out new, refreshing narratives for women as the leading ladies in their own lives. It’s something she has extended to her solo venture, Sad13, tapping into her talents as both a producer and multi-instrumentalist with the release of her 2016 record, Slugger, and her upcoming album due out later this year. Sadie’s confessional brand of wit woven into her lyrics has established her reputation as a...

GLEN PHILLIPS: A LESSON IN THE PRESENT TENSE Since founding chart-topping band Toad the Wet Sprocket and rising to prominence in the ‘90s, Glen Phillips has been creating an alchemy of carefree indie pop weighted with themes of vulnerability and personal introspection.  Now the accomplished singer-songwriter finds himself balancing the quest to stay healthy in mind and body while doing what he does best: touring and performing, taking on new challenges like climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, and...

In this brief introduction you'll find out what In Harmony has in store, how it came into existence, and learn a little bit about our host, Laura Ferreiro.