The former Bare Wires frontman is on his second rock band in five years, and while his approach to nostalgic power pop is decidedly more grown up, he's still a punk kid at heart.
An electronic music Ph.D candidate who has also earned the praise of NPR and Pitchfork, Holly Herndon is bridging the gap between academia and the club scene.
In her five years as the music director at New Century Chamber Orchestra (NCCO), violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg has bought new energy to the string ensemble.