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With the success of her single “Get Out,” a rowdy tune about letting off steam, country singer Clare Dunn recently became the Highest Charting Independent Female Artist on the Music Row Country Breakout chart in the last ten ye...
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Part jam band, part world music aficionados, Rusted Root has carved out a nice niche for itself. Led by singer-guitarist Michael Glabicki, the ensemble got national attention with its sophomore effort When I Woke, which deliver...
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Toronto-based singer-songwriter and actor Slim Twig (Max Turnbull) has released a slew of albums over the past decade. His discography to-date culminates with a self-produced orchestral art rock album, A Hound At The Hem. Feat...
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The Stooges Brass Band might operate in the shadow of other, more well-known New Orleans brass bands, but the group has created a significant legacy in its 18-year run. The band mixes together hip-hop and New Orleans jazz into ...
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Taking their musical cues from ‘60s acts such as The Doors and the Velvet Underground, The Psychedelic Furs stood out from its punk contemporaries when it formed in London in 1977. The band had a great run in the ‘80s with comm...
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On his new album, Days Like These, actor Jeff Daniels goes for something rather bluegrassy. The title track features twangy acoustic guitar and bluesy vocals. The songs aren’t as tongue-in-cheek as tunes on previous albums. Not...
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Since forming in 2006, the duo honeyhoney — musician Benjamin Jaffe and musician/model/actress Suzanne Santo — has released two albums, the second of which established the group as a major act in the Americana/alt-country scene...
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Singer-guitarist Lita Ford first joined the Runaways when she was only 16 years old. Now, at age 56, Ford is still at it. Two years ago, she embarked on a summer arena tour with Def Leppard and Poison. And last year, she releas...
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Jazz trio The Bad Plus—bassist Reid Anderson, pianist Ethan Iverson and drummer David King—raised a few eyebrows with its 2001 debut. The album included inventive takes on pop and rock tracks such as Abba’s “Knowing Me, Knowing...