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Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
Released June 3, Rook is Austin-based Shearwater's first proper release on Matador Records, following a reissue of Palo Santo, originally released on Misra Records in 2006. Rook continues the band's sonic evolution from what resembled field recordings on its early releases to near-art rock topped with Meiburg's alternately cooing ...
Posted in Audio, Interview, Johnathan Meiburg, Okkervil River, Palestrina, Palo Santo, Rook, Shearwater, Will Sheff, William Byrd | 1 Comment »
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
“That’s the way it is all through the States,” says Duffy Driediger, vocalist/guitarist of Ladyhawk, his irritation only slightly tempered by resignation after playing to an audience of around a dozen at Washington’s DC9 on May 11.
Dutifully, the four-piece had gone in front of the nearly empty room and laid ...
Posted in Audio, DC, DC9, Interview, Ladyhawk, Live Review | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Welcome our newest contributor Lou Takacs out of good ol' PGH. He took some time to chat with Mark Olson, formerly of the Jayhawks.
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Mark Olson - Clifton Bridge
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Mark Olson - Poor Michael's Boat
Mark Olson’s singularly mournful voice—markedly unchanged from The Jayhawks’ first widely distributed release Blue Earth in 1989 ...
Posted in Audio, Interview, Jayhawks, Live Review, Mark Olson, Pittsburgh | No Comments »
