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PayRadioPay
PlayRadioPlay, the nom de musique of 19-year-old electro-pop singer-songwriter Dan Hunter, is taking an unusual though creative approach to recording his next album (actually...
Miles Davis
Miles Davis was in his mid-forties when he completed his transition from traditionalist to improvisational jazz-funk maestro, and most of his in-between work is...
A Cautious Victory Dance
Until this afternoon--Tuesday, Aug. 10--a bitter fight was being waged over a request from Chesapeake to be granted a variance for the location of...
Grief’s Harvest
Sarah Ruth Alexander is a second-generation child of the Dust Bowl. Born to a family of cotton farmers outside the tiny Texas town of...
Black Oak Talk
During my conversation with the great bassist and songwriter Guthrie Kennard, he mentioned touring with a band whose name brought back intriguing memories from...
Finally Got Here, Whew!
Well, it's taken me several months to finally get on Blotch, the new version. My computer simply wouldn't let me login. But the quick...
Present Tense
Many folks will no doubt mistake Ornette Coleman’s new Sound Grammar for a comeback — and with good reason. For starters, its creator —...
Loud Ascension
Man, this music biz is crackers. Not news, I know, but sometimes you come across a local band or album that makes you wonder...
High Anxieties Rise & Shine
Ramon Garcia doesn’t look like your stereotypical record label owner — he’s clearly from DIY, not corporate, ranks. His label, Rise & Shine Records,...
Teenage Symphony
At what point does a fascination with childhood become just plain creepy?
Like Denton’s Polyphonic Spree and other orchestral, choral pop groups, Teenage Symphony draws...
