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When psychedelic rock band Dead Meadow formed in Washington D.C. in 1998, it sounded nothing like the punk and hardcore bands that had made the city’s music scene popular. The group caught the attention of the indie label Matad...
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Singer-songwriter Nate Jones grew up listening to classic singer-songwriters such as Paul Simon and James Taylor. Those musical influences come across on his new album, The Nate Jones Band EP, which provides a nice showcase for...
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Even if you don’t know Anthrax’s music, chances are you’d be able to identify guitarist Scott Ian if he were in a line-up. He’s the guy with the shaved head and goatee. For 30 years, he’s toured and recorded with one of thrash ...
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With his backing group, the Solar Motel Band, guitarist Chris Forsyth makes instrumental music that’s been appropriately described as cosmic Americana. You can hear the influences of both Television and the Grateful Dead on his...
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Greg Kihn may be best known for “Jeopardy” and “The Breakup Song,” but the Bay-area musician is more than those 1980s MTV-era hits. In the 1990s, Kihn became a leading radio personality and spent 16 years hosting the top-rated ...
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Produced by Jay Joyce (Emmylou Harris, Eric Church, Cage the Elephant), Amos Lee’s Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song is a beautifully recorded album that shows off his soulful vocals. Right from the opening chords of the somb...
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Austin-based singer-songwriter Carrie Rodriguez is a real treasure. Cherished by the Americana community, she originally studied classical music before she had an alt-country epiphany and started exploring her Texas roots. Reco...
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A former American Idol contestant (he finished fourth in Season 10), singer James Durbin is a musical chameleon of sorts. Years ago, he sang in a country band and then segued into metal with Hollywood Scars. His first proper st...
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“You gotta have confidence.” Those were the words that Huey Lewis said to his bandmate Bill Gibson in 1984. Granted, they were on a golf course, blowing off a bit of steam as their album Sports was really starting to blow up, b...
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Since forming in Austin in May of 2004, The Black Angels have become a premiere psychedelic rock band. Named after a Velvet Underground song, they quickly gained a reputation as a fierce live band. Their latest album, last year...