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Music Director Picks #15: Jade Bird, John Paul White, Radical Face

Published 5 years ago by Marc "Mookie" Kaczor

Another Jade Bird ripper, the profoundness of John Paul White and Los Angeles based Radical Face giving us all the feels. 

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Trouble In The Wind: Fall Guy

Published 5 years ago by Marc "Mookie" Kaczor

Trouble in the Wind share a new video from the LP Hammer On. This award winning group may be the best Folk, Country, Rock, Americana band you've never heard of... but NOW you have!

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Music Director Picks #14: The Gibson Brothers, Kacey Musgraves, Hand Habits

Published 5 years ago by Marc "Mookie" Kaczor

Digging deep into the stacks for this one. Dan Auerbach produced Gibson Brothers covering an REM classic, Grammy award winning Kacey Musgraves and the rise of Meg Duffy's new project called Hand Habits. 

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Music Director Picks #13: Yola, Molly Sarlé & American Football with Hayley Williams

Published 5 years ago by Marc "Mookie" Kaczor

A collaborative effort from American Football & Hayley Williams, a Dan Auerbach produced track from Yola and Molly Sarlé of Mountain Man. 

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Music Director Picks #12: Jenny Lewis, Vampire Weekend, Better Oblivion Community Center

Published 5 years ago by Marc "Mookie" Kaczor

We're bursting at the seams with new tracks including these from Jenny Lewis, Vampire Weekend and the surprise release from the Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers collaboration. The heavy hitters keep on coming.

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Music Director Picks #11: Alice Wallace, The Cranberries, Durand Jones & The Indications

Published 5 years ago by Marc "Mookie" Kaczor

A fiercely independent Americana act, spectacular neo-soul and a posthumously released Dolores O'Riordan song. 

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Music Director Picks #10: Sharon Van Etten, Gary Clark Jr, Nick Waterhouse

Published 5 years ago by Marc "Mookie" Kaczor

Sharon Van Etten, Gary Clark Jr and the swingin' soul of Nick Waterhouse featured in this blog post. The great music in 2019 just keeps coming!

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Strand Of Oaks Returns with "Weird Ways", Releasing New Album Eraserland

Published 5 years ago

Strand Of Oaks returns with a little help from members of My Morning Jacket to prove that you can still be creative with rock music on his upcoming album Eraserland.

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