Julian Ford

Feb 27, 2024 | baltimorefishbowl.com | Julian Ford

Imagine it: Argos, one island of many in the Peloponnese region of Greece. In the dim evening a lone watchman, fighting off bad dreams, sees a beacon light from the East: a fair omen indicating the final, happy fall of Troy. The Greek war against its neighbor has raged for 10 years, and this night it’s finally over. It means, on a broader scale, an end to the endless and omen-speckled Trojan War for the many kingdoms of Greece.

Jan 5, 2024 | washingtoncitypaper.com | Julian Ford

Thanks for being a member of City Paper! The song is obviously old. The acoustic guitar fades in, its strings bleating and chugging like a train against the sounds of vinyl pops. Then the harmonica adds some wah-wah-ing like a steam whistle.

Nov 16, 2023 | washingtoncitypaper.com | Camila Bailey |Mary Manning |Julian Ford |Louis Jacobson |Anupma Sahay

Thanks for being a member of City Paper! A four-member string-centric band hailing from North Carolina already points to Americana. And for any other band, a debut album that lands itself on Billboard’s Bluegrass Top 10 might have solidified their home in the genre. But for Mipso’s debut release, “Dark Holler Pop just felt like the most exciting way to present those songs at the time,” says frontperson Joseph Terrell. Listeners agreed.

Sep 1, 2023 | washingtoncitypaper.com | Julian Ford

Thanks for being a member of City Paper! Depending on how you enter theexhibition, the first—or last—thing you see is a portrait of a woman. Sandra Cisneros,a Chicana author famous for The House on Mango Street, stands with her arms folded in defiance, garbed in a traditional Mexican skirt etched with gold-leaf palm trees.

Aug 28, 2023 | baltimorefishbowl.com | Julian Ford

At any live show, spotting the band is pretty easy. If they’re not already backstage or sound-checking, you can spot them just from the energy alone: a practiced, understated confidence, which may or may not be a show to suppress the nerves. Often, especially at local shows, they are being hailed from across the room by any number of friends, acquaintances, or other performers.