Julie Kathryn HOMETOWN: Lake Placid, N.Y. INFLUENCES: Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Crosby, Stills & Nash ALBUM: Black Trees, out now WEBSITE: juliekathryn.com Julie Kathryn studied classical piano, guitar and songwriting. But by the time she graduated high school she’d chosen an entirely different career path: social work. Kathryn received a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and a master’s from Columbia University. But the pull of... 

JULIE KATHRYN Black Trees juliekathryn.com This pop-folk strummer has a master’s in social work from Columbia, so she knows a thing or two about human nature. That might explain the detailed character sketches “Johnny” and “In My Dreams,” as well as the electro-pop sugar shot “Nightingale,” the album’s most unexpected (and best) moment.    Read More →