by Carly Schorman Senior Editor – The Fontaines “Vacancy” The Fontaines might describe their sound as “New-Wop from L.A.” but I would definitely cite more New...
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7 Flavors of Folk
by Carly Schorman Senior Editor – Old Nobodaddy “Bury the Hatchet” I like my folk music tall, brooding, and murderous which, thankfully, is waaay different from...
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Artist Spotlight: Lauren Ruth Ward
by Carly Schorman Senior Editor – I have a thing for Lauren Ruth Ward. It’s not like a sexual thing; it’s definitely a music thing. However, the...
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7 Funky Fresh Singles to Add to Your Playlist
by Mark Anderson Senior Editor – Lately I’ve been thinking to myself, “Gee Mark, what sort of hiphop-R&B-jazz artists really move you these days?” I actually...
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Grammy Winning La Santa Cecilia Takes Center Stage At Tempe Center for the Arts
by Nicole Royse Arts Editor La Santa Cecilia’s new album is a unique contemporary blend of traditional Mexican and Latin American music titled Amar y Vivir....
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7 Rad Cover Songs
What makes for a good cover song might be one of the questions of the ages. I mean, should you go for paying tribute to a...
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7 Chill Electropop Singles
XYLØ “I Still Wait for You” The L.A. duo behind XYLØ consists of Chase Duddy (producer/drummer/songwriter ) and his younger sister, Paige (vocalist/songwriter). The pair have me wondering...
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7 Super Cool Singles
by Carly Schorman Senior Editor – Annabel Allum “Rich Backgrounds” This song wants me to smoke a pack of cigarettes in the parking lot of a...
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7 Fabu Folk & Americana Singles
by Carly Schorman Senior Editor – Huckleberry “Working Backwards” PHX Americana favorites, Huckleberry, are gearing up for a brand new album. Yes folks, on April 7th,...
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7 Singer-Songwriters for an Easygoing Afternoon
Ben Zaidi “Irene” Ben Zaidi certainly has as promising a start as any artist could hope for. After growing up in Seattle, Zaidi moved to New...
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7 Singles for a Mellow Morning
Daniel Trakell “Paradise” Hey Melbourne, I think someone needs to hug Daniel Trakell. Or maybe several someones. “Paradise” is the most beautifully depressing, elusively suicidal thing I’ve heard...
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7 Super Feisty Singles
by Carly Schorman Senior Editor – El Sonida De Reposa “Jupiter” Ugh, if you aren’t already on the El Sonida De Reposa train, you might have...
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