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Thursday, 02 May 2013 00:00

Low

Low
Low Has Quietly Been Making Music For 20 Years: “You Can’t Hear The People Listening”

May 2, 2013 - It is hard to find another band with more consistent quality and as true to their vision as Low. In fact Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker have been making Low records for 20 years now, recently releasing The Invisible Way, their 10th album.
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Wednesday, 01 May 2013 00:00

Pickwick

Pickwick
Seattle’s Pickwick Started Exciting Everybody When They Stopped Boring Themselves!

May 1, 2013 - The first incarnation of Pickwick was centered on Galen Disston’s acoustic guitar strummed songs.
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Tuesday, 30 April 2013 00:00

Matt Pond

Matt Pond
Matt Pond Stays True To Melodic Rock Sound

April 30,2013 - The fact that Matt Pond has dropped the PA from his name has more to do with geography than sound.
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Monday, 20 May 2013 00:00

Dawes

Dawes
LA’s Dawes Come Down From Laurel Canyon On New Album

May 20, 2013 - Taylor Goldsmith, the songwriter for the Los Angeles based band Dawes, writes heartfelt first-person songs somewhat in the style of his So Cal Laurel Canyon predecessors like Jackson Browne. In an exhaustive interview today with the Cafe’s Michaela Majoun he tells about the inspiration on many of the new songs on Stories Don't End.
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Thursday, 25 April 2013 00:00

Sons of Fathers

Sons of Fathers
Texas Rock Band Sons Of Fathers Actually Inspired By Their Dads

April 25, 2013 - David Beck and Paul Cauthen were both playing around San Marcos, Texas, when they recognized it might be a good move to combine their talents and became Sons of Fathers.
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Wednesday, 24 April 2013 00:00

Thao & The Get Down Stay Down

Thao & The Get Down Stay Down
New Home And New Album For Thao And The Get Down Stay Down

April 24, 2013 - Thao Nguyen has been very busy since her last album 2009’s Know Better Learn Faster. The band moved to San Francisco.
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Monday, 22 April 2013 00:00

Adam Gardner on REVERB and Green Touring

Willie Nelson and Adam Gardner
How Do You Green The Energy Guzzling Rock Tour?

April 22, 2013 - Happy Earth Day! While on tour with his band Guster, Adam Gardner noticed that a lot of energy was being consumed, particularly in getting bands and fans together for a show.
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Friday, 19 April 2013 00:00

Eels

Eels
Eels New Wonderful, Glorious Starts A New Chapter For Mark Oliver Everett

April 19, 2013 - The last few years have found Mark Oliver Everett of Eels doing more than a bit of summing up. That includes an autobiography "Things the Grandchildren Should Know" and releasing an anthology of the band’s past work.
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Thursday, 18 April 2013 00:00

Shovels & Rope

Shovels & Rope
Shovels & Rope: Husband & Wife Better Together

April 18, 2013 - Husband and wife Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst had their own careers going, he with the band The Films and she solo, and then they started performing together, just the two of them.
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Wednesday, 17 April 2013 00:00

The James Hunter Six

The James Hunter Six
The James Hunter Six Gets The British Soul Singer’s Sound Right

April 17, 2013 - Our guest is by no means an overnight sensation. James Hunter fell in love with the sound of vintage R&B in his youth in England with the foundation of his grandmother’s 78s.
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Watch Cold Fronts signing to Warner Brothers / Sire Records via Vine

We’ve heard whisperings of this news for a few months now, so we’re glad that it’s finally official. Philly’s...Read More

Listen to the latest episode of Folkadelphia streaming on demand! (ft. Bailey Hounds, Vandaveer, Patty Griffin and...

In case you missed this week’s episode of Folkadelphia, the weekly exploration of the many definitions of folk music on XPN2,...Read More

Holy Cross, The Mahogany Stompers next up at Eric Cabonara’s Highwire Gallery series on 5/24

This month, Nada Sound Studios’ Eric Carbonara is guest curating a series of shows at Fishtown’s Highwire Gallery. Next in the...Read More

Watch Low Cut Connie perform two pop-up shows in Chicago (playing Appel Farm on 6/1 and Underground Arts on...

Local saloon-style rock band Low Cut Connie found themselves at the center of attention in a Chicago bowling alley a few weeks ago...Read More

Scottish garage rockers Paws playing a free show at Morgan’s Pier on 6/12

Scottish garage pop rockers Paws have announced a free show at Morgan’s Pier on June 12th with We Were Promised Jetpacks.  The...Read More
     
     
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