Yesterday afternoon, three people asked me the same question about my evening’s entertainment plans: “Why are you going to that show?” The gig belonged to Ryley Walker, an Illinois guitarist and ...

Ryley Walker has shared “Diggin’ A Ditch,” the second single from his forthcoming album of Dave Matthews covers, The Lillywhite Sessions, out Nov. 16 on Dead Oceans. “Diggin’ a Ditch” follows Walker’s ...

Last week, David Pajo released the latest Papa M album Ballads Of Harry Houdini. Earlier this year, the former Slint member teamed up with Mike Watt for a split, and now he joined forces with Ryley ...

Standing in the doorway: Ryley Walker Credit: photo courtesy Husky Pants Ryley Walker had a very, very busy 2021, releasing no less than four albums on his own Husky Pants imprint and touring with ...

Walker has developed into a thoughtful singer-songwriter who follows a tangled thread, evoking the '70s, when unplugged music could pick the body... Ryley Walker walks into the D.C. bar where his band ...

Cloud Nothings brought their tour with Ryley Walker in support of this year’s fantastic Here and Nowhere Else to Music Hall of Williamsburg last night (4/13) for their first of two sold-out NYC shows… ...

Ryley Walker might just be what modern folk needs. He’s an amalgamation of about every big name from the ’60s/’70s chamber folk, jazz rock and rustic singer/songwriter scene. But to say he’s just that ...

Ryley Walker might laugh if you called him a guitar virtuoso, but that’s probably because he seems to laugh about most things. It’s hard to talk about the Chicagoan singer-songwriter-shredder without ...

Hear songs surfaced by Ryley Walker, Drumeo and other feeds from Bring Me the Horizon, Lil Tecca and more. By Jon Caramanica Sometimes, to listen to music, you have to do something more than just ...