STARBIRD FINDS ITS OWN SOUND AHEAD OF EAST COAST DATES, INCLUDING BROOKLYN BOWL
If you’re a fan of the broadly defined jam band scene and have set foot in a club, theater or festival in the past 10 years, odds are you’ve seen Justin Mazer, Dylan Skursky and Al Smith and their res...
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A HAWK AND A HACKSAW’S HEATHER TROST VISITS ‘AGISTRI’ ON SOLO DEBUT
Heather Trost, as one-half of the duo A Hawk And A Hacksaw with Jeremy Barnes of Neutral Milk Hotel, a touring member of NMH, a member of Taper and a collaborator with groups like Beirut and Thor &...
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MIND CHOIR DEBUTS FIRST SINGLE, ‘MILES’
Later this summer, Wilkes-Barre-based psychedelic groove-rock band Mind Choir will release its full-length debut album. But first the 4-piece will put out the single, "Miles," as part of a split 7-inc...
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SETTING ‘FINNEGANS WAKE’ TO MUSIC, WITH LOU ROGAI AND TIM CARBONE
Calling “Waywords and Meansigns” an ambitious undertaking would not do the sprawling project justice. Considered by scholars to be one of the most difficult pieces in English language literature, Jame...
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PREMIERE: DOGHOUSE CHARLIE ‘OK, ALRIGHT’
Doghouse Charlie has been the solo nom de plume for Charles Davis, a driving force behind currently dormant psychedelic/dream pop/folk band Cherokee Red, for nearly a decade. But it has since coalesce...
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JASON FALKNER ON NEW ALBUM WITH R. STEVIE MOORE, WORKING WITH PAUL McCARTNEY, BECK
Jason Falkner is a long-time member of Beck's band who has collaborated with the likes of Paul McCartney, Glen Campbell and Air. But the opportunity to work with lo-fi legend R. Stevie Moore was a big...
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SXSW INTERVIEW: CHARLIE FAYE AND THE FAYETTES
The girl group tradition is alive again, thanks to Austin’s Charlie Faye and the Fayettes. Frontwoman and songwriter Faye teams up with BettySoo and Akina Adderley for sweet-as-pie 1960s retro pop. Th...
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REUNITED REVOLUTION KEEPS THE MUSIC OF PRINCE ALIVE
A full year after Prince’s shocking death, fans of the musical genius and mysterious icon are still reeling. But rather than wallow in sorrow, members of The Revolution, Prince’s band immortalized in ...
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LESLIE MENDELSON TALKS ‘LOVE & MURDER,’ 8-YEAR GAP BETWEEN ALBUMS AND BOB WEIR
Leslie Mendelson's new album, "Love & Murder," is perfectly titled, a mysterious mix of stark romanticism and darkness. With an eight-year gap since her promising debut, and the self-doubt that cr...
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SXSW INTERVIEW: MAMA K AND THE SHADES KEEP AUSTIN FUNKY
March 2017 was a big month for Austin funk outfit Mama K and the Shades. In addition to playing South by Southwest (of course), they were named Artist of the Month by Austin360. "Honey Made," the band...
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