SXSW INTERVIEW: AUSTRALIA’S WOODES ON HER MUSICAL EDUCATION AND HER BUDDING CAREER
Woodes is the alter ego of classically trained singer/composer Elle Graham. Now based in Melbourne, Australia, she released her debut EP of elegant, airy electro-pop last September. Interviewed at Aus...
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SXSW VIDEO INTERVIEW: LEOPOLD AND HIS FICTION
Daniel Leopold, leader of Leopold and His Fiction, may have moved away from his native Detroit years ago. But though he relocated to San Francisco and now Austin, he'll be the first to tell you he's a...
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CHARLES HAVIRA: FINDING INSPIRATION IN THE STUDIO
For more than 20 years, Northeastern Pennsylvania-based singer, songwriter and guitarist Charles Havira has been a staple on the regional music scene, releasing albums under his own name and with the ...
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BREANNA BARBARA’S CATHARTIC ‘MIRAGE DREAMS’
Breanna Barbara’s debut, “Mirage Dreams,” is a stunning album of cavernous psych-blues that conjures images of long road trips and forlorn sunsets. Teaming up with producer Andrija Tokic (Alabama Shak...
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THE SUFFERS: GULF COAST SOUL, BEEF STEW AND A PHILADELPHIA EAGLE
In addition to her powerful, soulful voice, Kamerra “Kam” Franklin can partially thank a severely injured ankle for her whirlwind path to fronting The Suffers, an eclectic 10-piece band that’s gigged ...
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SLOTHRUST CHASES THE SOUND IN THEIR HEADS
Children of '90s alt rock and trained in jazz, Slothrust is as likely to craft a hooky earworm as a complex, prog-rock-esque breakdown. And the three-piece band's knack for combining those seemingly d...
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BROTHER ROY’S ROCK ‘N’ ROLL REVIVAL (VIDEO PREMIERE and INTERVIEW)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt2GT-Cfa40 Over jubilant piano, swirling organ, horns and backing vocals, Brother Roy sings of a place that sounds at once real and mythical. He and his crew will f...
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DUSTIN DOUGLAS PLOTS STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN TRIBUTE AT RIVER STREET JAZZ CAFE
There are a handful of guitarists that seem to be universally revered by fellow players, regardless of genre. Jimi Hendrix. Jimmy Page. Eric Clapton. Stevie Ray Vaughan. Tonight (Saturday, Jan. 21), t...
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FAUST EMBRACES ‘THE ROMANTIC AND THE BRUTAL’
The enigmatic German band Faust arose from Germany’s wildly fertile music scene of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. Abrasive and challenging, the band foreshadowed the rise of industrial and electronic ...
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HOLLY BOWLING FINDS THE KEYS TO THE GRATEFUL DEAD
You’d be hard pressed to find anyone who knows the music of the Grateful Dead and Phish, inside and out, better than Holly Bowling. And that includes the members of those iconic bands themselves. T...
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