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Friday, Aug. 31 INDIE FOLK adam sweeney What is indie folk? Isn’t folk just folk? Well, I don’t know either, but that’s where Adam Sweeney has categorized himself. Listing such obscure neo-traditional folk minstrels as Dave Carter and Josh Ritter as major influences, Sweeney is one of a handful of young artists
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Friday, Aug. 24 INDIE FOLK the comforters I still love the fab four so anyone who lists the Beatles as a major influence is OK in my book, and the Comforters do just that. While the Beatle influence is well camouflaged, you can catch little Lennon/McCartney hooks in each one of the
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Friday, Aug. 24 INDIE FOLK the comforters I still love the fab four so anyone who lists the Beatles as a major influence is OK in my book, and the Comforters do just that. While the Beatle influence is well camouflaged, you can catch little Lennon/McCartney hooks in each one of the
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Saturday, Aug. 18 BLUES cee cee james Janis Joplin proved once and for all that white women get the blues too. The first time I saw her perform “Ball and Chain” in the Monterey Pop Festival film, it frickin’ sent a jolt of electricity through my body. We in the Northwest have
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Saturday, Aug. 18 BLUES cee cee james Janis Joplin proved once and for all that white women get the blues too. The first time I saw her perform “Ball and Chain” in the Monterey Pop Festival film, it frickin’ sent a jolt of electricity through my body. We in the Northwest have
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These guys evoke memories of sitting in front of the console stereo spinning 45s when I was just a wee lad. Yes, I was a music geek as early as age 5. You might know songs like “Mony Mony,” “I Think We’re Alone Now,” and “Crimson and Clover” as ’80s
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These guys evoke memories of sitting in front of the console stereo spinning 45s when I was just a wee lad. Yes, I was a music geek as early as age 5. You might know songs like “Mony Mony,” “I Think We’re Alone Now,” and “Crimson and Clover” as ’80s
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Friday, July 27 COUNTRY ronnie milsap Some artists, whether you love them or not, you just can’t find anything bad to say about them, and Ronnie Milsap definitely falls into this group. I first discovered the country crooner in the late ’80s at the height of the “Urban Cowboy” craze; yes I
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Friday, July 27 COUNTRY ronnie milsap Some artists, whether you love them or not, you just can’t find anything bad to say about them, and Ronnie Milsap definitely falls into this group. I first discovered the country crooner in the late ’80s at the height of the “Urban Cowboy” craze; yes I
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Thursday, July 19 AMERICANA jes raymond Has Americana, roots, alt country seen a surge in popularity lately, or was I just not paying attention? When the "O Brother, Where Art Thou" soundtrack hit stores back in 2000, it commercialized the time-honored music and introduced it to a brand new generation, including me.
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Thursday, July 19 AMERICANA jes raymond Has Americana, roots, alt country seen a surge in popularity lately, or was I just not paying attention? When the "O Brother, Where Art Thou" soundtrack hit stores back in 2000, it commercialized the time-honored music and introduced it to a brand new generation, including me.
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Rock should be played without frills. Screw the fancy effects and give me guitar, bass, drums and a Marshall stack and call it good. Playing a brand of metal that is reminiscent of Priest, Maiden and Sabbath, ESITU drink their whiskey straight without a chaser. But the Seattle-based quartet is
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Rock should be played without frills. Screw the fancy effects and give me guitar, bass, drums and a Marshall stack and call it good. Playing a brand of metal that is reminiscent of Priest, Maiden and Sabbath, ESITU drink their whiskey straight without a chaser. But the Seattle-based quartet is
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I’ve said it so many times you’re probably sick of hearing it, but I’ll say it again. The best country comes from outside the Nashville hit machine. Case in point is Deadwood Revival. The duo of Jason Mogi and Kim Trenerry evoke the spirit of Bill Monroe with rootsy acoustic country that
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I’ve said it so many times you’re probably sick of hearing it, but I’ll say it again. The best country comes from outside the Nashville hit machine. Case in point is Deadwood Revival. The duo of Jason Mogi and Kim Trenerry evoke the spirit of Bill Monroe with rootsy acoustic country that
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When I first ran across this band’s bio, I thought they’d be like KMFDM or Nitzer Ebb, but much to my surprise Bombs Into You is closer to Radiohead with a touch of Apex Twin. Combining organic textures with ambient soundscapes and electric jolts of energy, the Portland, Ore., quartet
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When I first ran across this band’s bio, I thought they’d be like KMFDM or Nitzer Ebb, but much to my surprise Bombs Into You is closer to Radiohead with a touch of Apex Twin. Combining organic textures with ambient soundscapes and electric jolts of energy, the Portland, Ore., quartet
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You can find Tab Benoit’s CDs in the blues section of your local record shop. Not sure why. To me, blues means shuffles and slow blues, which Benoit rarely performs, and akin to country, blues has a very distinct sound. So where would I stock his records? I’d probably give him his
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You can find Tab Benoit’s CDs in the blues section of your local record shop. Not sure why. To me, blues means shuffles and slow blues, which Benoit rarely performs, and akin to country, blues has a very distinct sound. So where would I stock his records? I’d probably give him his
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Trombonist Randy Oxford is up to it again. In conjunction with the Mineral Lake Event Center, he and his band will be presenting the Mt. Rainer Country Music Festival at the Loggers Jubilee outdoor arena. Oxford has brought in an impressive lineup for this summer blast including Nashville recording artist Jonathan