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End of Love – Ghosts on the RadioDevise Music-out tomorrow2 / 5 Age old question: is the whole greater than the sum of its parts? If one were to sum up even a fraction of the talent on this record – which boasts members of Sonic Youth, Wilco, and yes, even Big Star – one would assume that having some of the musicians behind the seminal music of the ’70s, ’90s and 2000s would ignite the kind of music-gasm one might have should Jimi Hendrix open up Chick Corea’s piano and start strumming some of Arthur Lee’s tunes. Yes, that kind of talent. And yet…Read More →

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The Dave Rawlings Special: Bitta heat, bitta cool, cowboy hat. All folk. All photos (c) Matthew Keefer …and led us to the weekend, which we hit/ Just like a freight train. Got there early/ We couldn’t wait… for Gillian Welch and headlining collaborator, Dave Rawlings. The Dave Rawlings Machine, comprised of Welch, Willy Watson, Paul Kowert and, of course, Mr. Rawlings himself, were joined by Miss. Brittany Haas to tour for his sophomore solo, Nashville Obsolete, which we’re totally digging right now. You likely will dig it, too. Welcome to the Machine. (L to R) Kowert, Welch, Watson. You know why we say that? BecauseRead More →

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We’ll admit it: The Oh Hellos is one of our favorite discoveries to come out of the Newport Folk Fest (’14, if you recall). A large, overwhelming nontet with two drummers, the brother/sister duo of Maggie and Tyler Heath seem to come naturally into singable, joyous melody, and at Providence last week… Well, we’ll get to that. But first things first. (Photos (C) Bera Dunau) A Cereus Bright in the dark night. (L to R) Tyler Anthony and Evan Ford. Cereus Bright caught us off-guard. Lovely harmonies, the quintet puts out. Their sound was beautifully balanced, and their drummer – sigh – their drummer! Don’tRead More →