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Song of the DayAngel Olsen: “Acrobat”It can be hard to release a quiet album into today's noisy musical climate, but perhaps that's exactly what makes such albums so arresting. Angel Olsen's Half Way Home is a perfect example of this: guitar and vocals are the only things needed to grab your attention.
Olsen didn't just happen upon her sound. The Missouri-born, Chicago-based musician has spent the past few years as a member of the Cairo Gang, a folk outfit that records under its own name but also provides backing for Bonnie "Prince" Billy. Billy--a.k.a. Will Oldham--is a notoriously... |
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Peter Case: “Just Hanging OnR...
Peter Case first made a name for himself in the early 80′s as the frontman of The Plimsouls, an L.A.-based pop rock band. And in the mid-eighties, Case recorded under his own n…...
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Ray Wylie Hubbard: “Black Wings&...
Ray Wylie Hubbard probably wouldn’t like to be called an ‘elder statesman‘ of the Texas music scene, but there doesn’t seem to be any way around it. Hubb…...
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Joshua Morrison: “Home”
It’s got to be said: Seattle native Joshua Morrison has a pretty great story. He grew up in Seattle and started playing guitar at age 15. Morrison joined the Army as a young man…...
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Suzanna Choffel “In the Hold of ...
Suzanna Choffel has been gigging around Austin for a while now, but has recently gained a national following (thanks in large part to a Cosmopolitan YouTube campaign).
But she…...
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Sufjan Stevens: “Ding Dong! That...
In 2001, Sufjan Stevens decided to embark on a project. No, not the now famed ‘50 States Project‘ declaration Stevens made early in his career – this project en…...
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Rosie Flores: “Country Boy”...
San Antonio born (and current Austin resident) Rosie Flores is widely credited as one of the first women of rockabilly and one of the seminal members of the alt-country movement.
S…...
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A. C. Newman: “There May Be Ten ...
Canadian singer/songwriter Carl (A.C.) Newman cites Brian Wilson and Burt Bacharach as major influences. And though he’d probably be the first to admit that he’s n…...
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The Donkeys: “Walk Through A Clo...
The Donkeys are a four-piece from San Diego and their blend of unassuming (if not purposefully unpolished) alt-country, folk-rock is infectious.
The band released their second…...
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Susan Gibson: “Perfect WorldR...
Susan Gibson is probably best known (or perhaps not known) as the scribe behind one of the Dixie Chicks‘ biggest hits, Wide Open Spaces. But Gibson records her own songs as we…...
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T-Bird and the Breaks: “Blackber...
Tim Crane is the brain-child behind the 1960′s throwback big-band T-Bird and the Breaks. The 11-piece band features Crane and keyboards, percussion, two saxes, backup si…...
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EELS: “Christmas is Going to the...
EELS frontman, Mark Oliver Everett, a.k.a. ‘Mr. E,’ or simply, ‘E,’ writes songs that wallow in emotional contradiction. Much of Everett’s so…...
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The Raveonettes: “Come On, Santa...
The Raveonettes are probably not the first band that comes to mind when thinking of Christmas songs. Late night party songs, maybe. But the Danish duo have released a holiday EP, Wi…...
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Erin Ivey: “Atlantic City”
Local singer/songwriter Erin Ivey was voted one of the top 5 best unsigned artists in Austin last year. And it seems like only a matter of time before she starts getting due recognit…...
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Ryan Adams: “Fix It”
At only 34, alt-country singer/songwriter Ryan Adams has already amassed quite a career. After dropping out of high school at 16, Adams released three albums as the frontman of Wh…...
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