Ani DiFranco and Utah Phillips

Since releasing her 1990 eponymous debut on Righteous Babe Records, singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco has employed a D.I.Y. ethos in all aspects of career. From a genre-blending songwriting approach to self-reliant distribution, DiFranco self-produces, releases, and distributes her own and others' records through her company. Her grassroots method, relentless touring, and lyrics that confront issues like rape, abortion, racism, misogyny, queer culture, and class politics with insight and compassion; empower the singer's anger, which she willingly reveals with empathy and poignant...