Here’s the latest stuff we’re into!
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DAVID RAWLINGS loses the machine and whips out POOR DAVID’S ALMANACK on his new album, out NOW from ACONY RECORDS on CD & vinyl LP!
For Poor David’s Almanack, Rawlings leaves the Dave Rawlings Machine moniker behind and serves up a wry mixture of acoustic…
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NEW RELEASES, 8/11: DAVID RAWLINGS returns with his new almanack, RICHARD THOMPSON’s second volume of acoustic classics, plus WILL HOGE, GUIDED BY VOICES & more!
David Rawlings has made a career out of a sort of unassuming generosity. Though he’s led his own band, the…
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The wit, wisdom, soul and perseverance of SHERMAN HOLMES, of the legendary HOLMES BROS., shines on his new album THE RICHMOND SESSIONS.
Sherman Holmes’ solo debut The Richmond Sessions can’t help being a milestone: It’s the esteemed singer and bassist’s first recording…
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A bit late to the game on this one, but we’re getting “Heavy Meta” with RON GALLO on his great new album, courtesy of NEW WEST RECORDS!
Ron Gallo got his musical start during his eight-year stint as leader of the Philadelphia combo Toy Soldiers. The band…
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NEW RELEASES 8/4: HARD WORKING AMERICANS, a new RANDY NEWMAN, our pals OLD SALT UNION return, and an amazing GRANT GREEN reissue!
Set to join the list of iconic live albums of the modern Rock era, Jam band supergroup Hard Working Americans…
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The 2017 SWANNANOA CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL has one last performance at the FINE ARTS CENTER in Greenville! The FINALE CONCERT of this amazing series is tonight!
Founded in 1970, The Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival is the premier chamber music festival of The Carolinas. This year, SCMF…
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JOHN MORELAND brought the soulful acoustic heartbreak of his new album BIG BAD LUV to Horizon Records on his way to THE GREY EAGLE, and we were amazed and grateful.
While Moreland isn’t exactly copping a rosy outlook on these songs, there is more of a positive vibe that’s in…
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NEW RELEASES 7/28: July ends with an ARCADE FIRE dance party, a live set from CAGE THE ELEPHANT, some smokin’ guitar from REX BROWN and a slew of APHEX TWIN reissues!
Arcade Fire’s fifth LP Everything Now opens with its title track, twice. The first version, logged under the name “Everything_Now…
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ROBERT ELLIS has largely traded his rugged alt-country sound for a more atmospheric blend of pop, rock and soulful vocals, and he’s coming to the new RADIO ROOM on Monday, July 24th!
Robert Ellis is very apparently a breakup album, a challenging endeavor in this year of Beyoncé’s gauntlet of women’s blues,…