April, the subtle tear of spring. These seasonal movements– scored by a languid cellist –are quaint in their sexuality. The sun asks no simple questions, and in its light I become a prospector panning damage for identity. This month T.C. Boyle sits down with me to discuss the inspiration behind Wild Child, we stream Judson Claiborne’s much anticipated second release, Time and Temperature, Thomas Matlack opines on being a good...

Haunting, beautiful, and sweetly melancholic, the music of Judson Claiborne has long been a favorite of Fogged Clarity. In a very special acoustic session, founder and frontman Christopher Claiborne Salveter sits down in a Lakeview apartment to talk and play a few songs, including a rare solo rendition of the Low Skies track, It is True.

Fogged Clarity brings five sets of music and two poets to The Living Room in NYC.

Thax Douglas 7/13/09- Schuba’s Tavern Thinking it’s a pillow you let your head fall back, but fooled by empty space again you crane your neck and realize it’s a map- you wonder if you let your head fall far enough if you could live there. Thax Douglas is a poet living in Chicago. He is somewhat in the legend on the city’s music scene and has read his poetry to introduce the likes of Bright Eyes, Modest Mouse, Of...

The night of June 20th was a special one for the clarity. 350 people gathered for nearly 4 hours to celebrate beauty and drink good beer. Every performer brought it hard, and the evening became one of emotional intimacy. The small, acoustically capable theater played host to passionate artists who executed their respective talents with a candor that was truly special. We are doing this again: in New York, Chicago, and right back here...

Lead singer of Judson Claiborne, Chris Salveter sits down with Ben Evans to discuss his work and play a few acoustic tracks from his latest album Before Midnight Scholar.