Dodging American Idol nearly her entire singing career, Aby Wolf has still managed to become one of the most highly regarded female vocalists in the Midwest. Wolf has performed and collaborated with an extensive list of artists that reads as a “who’s who” of Minnesota music notables.

Aside from being Doomtree powerhouse Dessa's "secret weapon of harmony," Aby has worked with the likes of everyone from loop warlock Martin Dosh, Sage Francis' new signees No Bird Sing, chamber-folk sextet Dark Dark Dark, veteran songwriter Adam Levy, fun-loving jazz pop trio The New Standards, and Rhymesayers’ BK-One and Brother Ali.

Musically sprouted from the blend of American folk, country, rock-n-roll, and blues, Erik Koskinen and his top-shelf band realize a sound that is distinctive and fresh while familiar and classic. Koskinen’s albums are a lyrical and musical metaphor of American’s theaters of war, of history, of relationships, and of the reflections in the mirror. Knowing but not didactic, Koskinen channels the ways of Whitman and reverently enters the anthology of uniquely crafted wry songs with the likes of Woody Guthrie and Ry Cooder while speaking as plainly as your neighbor.