In early October, 31-year-old Lissie Maurus, better known by her stage name Lissie, released her second album, Back to Forever. Nostalgic and genuinely raw, the folky tunes reflect on failed lovers, ...

One of the most buzzed about acts to play ACL, Lissie describes herself as "tender yet defiant." We sat down with the Midwestern singer/songwriter for an introduction to her music, her influences and ...

Whether they’re from Northbrook or Downers Grove, bands usually give the more recognizable city of Chicago as their hometown. Not Lissie, born Elisabeth Maurus. The 28-year-old folk-rocker, who ...

One week before Lenny Kravitz was about to embark on his Love Revolution tour in 2008 Lissie Maurus was asked to join him as his opening act. "I was working with a guy who was managing Lenny at the ...

“Little Lovin’”, the opening track to Lissie Maurus’s five-song EP Why You Runnin’ has some serious guts. It’s hard to object to that pounding bass drum, an epic swell of strings and brass, and the ...

Singer-songwriter Lissie Maurus was born and raised in eastern Illinois, right beside the Mississippi River. The nature-loving, solitude-seeking Midwesterner began writing music in high school and ...

Best to make sure you’re sitting down when you read this. Ready? Lissie Maurus, a young, beautiful singer-songwriter who’s so talented and at ease that she might as well have Next Big Thing tattooed ...

One of the year's true finds, Lissie Maurus maintains the flame for the true rebel country spirit with her finely-etched songs and smokey vocals. Raised in Rock Island, Illinois, right on the banks of ...

If Taylor Swift is the fantasy older sister for tween and teen girls, Lissie Maurus is the same for women in their early 20s. Like Swift, Lissie — who uses just her first name professionally — is a ...

California transplant and London frequenter Lissie is on the edge of something brilliant. Get on board now. Elisabeth “Lissie” Maurus sauntered her way into our music collections several years ago ...