The month of March 2012 came in like a lion and went out like a lion for us here at Storyboard and thank goodness that somewhere in the mix we had a chance to get out and about Around Town to take in some of the wonderfulness with our brand spankin’ new multimedia producer,...
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Austin musician Ruthie Foster is the definition of a vocal powerhouse. She grew up singing in her church's gospel choir in Gause, Texas, but it wasn't until her time in the Navy that she began to perform for big crowds and truly realize her own talent. She's...
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Seattle four-piece Motopony is one of indie rock's many testaments to the power of collaboration. Songwriter Daniel Blue and multi-instrumentalist Buddy Ross joined forces after several chance meetings told them that it was time to give in to the fates and...
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Singer and songwriter Justin Townes Earle has quite the musical pedigree, being the son of Steve Earle. That being said, he's made more than enough strides to make it a very safe distance from his father's shadow. Earle is a pioneer of Americana and...
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By Yana Skorobogatov “Shut Up and Play the Hits,” one of the documentaries featured at this week’s SXSW Film Festival, chronicles the final days of the beloved indie da…...
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Frontman, founding member, and principle songwriter for the Shins, James Mercer has easily become an indie rock household name. Mercer is known for his imaginative and poetic lyrics, both with the Shins, which have been a major player in music since the release of...
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This year, indie and alt rock band Nada Surf will enter their third decade together as a band, something that not many of their contemporaries can claim. Throughout those years they've swapped out early 90's angst for a more deliberate and melodic playing...
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Irish singer and songwriter Glen Hansard is perhaps best known as half of the Swell Season, a indie folk and rock duo which wrote the music and starred in the 2007 film Once. The film was recently adapted into a Broadway musical, and...
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Some may say that singer and songwriter Nneka Elise Egbunda, known professionally as simply Nneka, came out of nowhere, that her rise to popularity was completely unforeseen. But those who have followed her from the beginning always knew that she...
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Texas duo Sons of Fathers' name almost implies a lot about them as a band. Their music is timeless and traditional country folk, music that their fathers or their fathers' fathers could have played. Either that, or I'm reading way too far into a band name,...
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Garbage men: You see them every week, but how much do you know about them? A new film discovers something fascinating: They can make their trucks dance....
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Minnesota band Trampled by Turtles plays traditional string instruments (guitar, bass, banjo, mandolin, and fiddle), but takes them and plays them in decidedly non-traditional ways. Their style has all the characteristics of your average bluegrass or folk...
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