Music

Áine Burns is well aware of the power musical tradition holds. Her upbringing in an intensely musical Irish family taught the Bundoran native early about the deep rewards that her homeland’s folk song traditions offer singers and musicians alike. Her take on the classic Irish folk song “I’m a Man You Don’t Meet Every Day”
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Daniel Grindstaff’s new single with guest vocalist Jeff Tolbert entitled “Child of the King” is one of the finest collaborations featured on his forthcoming Heroes & Friends release. Grindstaff has built much of his career on collaborative efforts, and Heroes & Friends promises to be his most fulfilling foray yet in that vein. It doesn’t confine itself to arch-purist
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The West Avenue Band has recently launched its debut single “Only One.” The song is spirited, hard driving and powerful. In describing the band’s inspiration for the song, Frontman Quinn O’Meara exclaimed: “Well Park Falls is about 20-30 years behind the rest of the country, culturally, mentally, and technologically. I feel like it’s the isolation
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Rap has developed a lot since its earliest releases, but in the past fifteen years, it’s come into a new creative era that perhaps no one, not even veteran followers of the genre, could have seen coming. At the forefront of this new chapter in the history books, we find a generation of indie players
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Hold onto your hats because evander is back, taking us on a heartfelt journey through the labyrinth of emotions in his latest release, “honest.” It’s not just another catchy tune; it’s a profound exploration of love lost and the bittersweet realization of longing for an old flame. Picture this: soul-stirring lyrics intertwined with beats so
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News Damo Suzuki, Legendary Can Vocalist, Dies at 74 The Japanese musician performed and recorded with the German krautrock band for a short but important period in the early 1970s By Matthew Strauss February 10, 2024 Facebook X Damo Suzuki, April 2018 (Vincenzo Buscemi/Getty Images) Facebook X Damo Suzuki, the Japanese musician who spent a
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News Watch André 3000 Take “The Colbert Questionert” He discussed auditioning for Fast & Furious and a thwarted attempt to raise an ant farm By Jazz Monroe February 9, 2024 Facebook X André 3000 and Stephen Colbert on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, January 2024 (Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ©2024 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)
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The warm pastoral feel of Liam Purcell and Cane Mill Road’s new single “Homesick for Virginia” does an excellent job of capturing the high lonesome country blues sound of traditional bluegrass. It pulls that off without ever clumsily aping any specific performers, though I hear a lot of influence from The Stanley Brothers’ earliest songs
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Georgia’s Edgar Loudermilk has the abiding spirit of bluegrass music flowing through his veins. The new single from The Edgar Loudermilk Band entitled “The Banks of the River” recalls the genre’s radiant past while planting a flag firmly in the present. Loudermilk and his band’s ability to balance a modern perspective with continuing faith in
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News Lamb of God and Mastodon to Embark on Summer Tour The metal bands’ co-headlining Ashes of Leviathan Tour begins in July 2024 By Matthew Strauss February 6, 2024 Facebook X Randy Blythe, Troy Sanders (Getty Images) Facebook X Metal bands Lamb of God and Mastodon have announced a co-headlining summer tour. The North American
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