Margaret Glaspy -- a California native and ex Boston resident -- seems a well of unfettered emotion. Pairing bluesy guitar lines and melancholic lyrics, the anti-folk chanteuse trades binding technicality for a vocal style as devastating as it is enchanted. We’ve yet to find a voice quite like hers. 2012's five-track record, “If & When,” is a charming collection of short stories on love lost, and is well worth revisiting. Margaret Glaspy will be performing at The Deli's CMJ official Roots Stage at Rockwood Music Hall on 10.22. - Jillian Dooley

Local folk rock duo, Assateague perform live in San Francisco at Amneisa on July 18th. Assateague will be sharing the bill with plethora of touring country folk rock bands, Zoe Muth and The Lost High Rollers, Miwa Gemini and Margaret Glaspy. These bands range from traditional country, to gypsy folk, folk rock, to minimalist alt singer/ songwriter music. Although the bands are sonically diverse, they sit neatly into the acoustic folk and country genres as their unique touches to their music will make for an interesting live show.