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Julie Frost performs 'Mary's Song'
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To big music fans, Julie Frost works in the most cynical part of the music industry. It's surprising then, to be confronted with her quiet, heartfelt songs performed with sparse acoustic guitar accompaniment. more
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February, 21, 2012
Unicycle Loves You perform "Wow Wave Cinema" from Failure (Mecca Lecca)Listen to the performance and interviewUnicycle Loves You.mp3Unicycle Loves You has been Jim Carroll musical outlet for nearly six years. With their third album, Failure, the noise pop trio has honed in on a catchy sound...
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February, 09, 2012
If you've listened to top 40 radio in the past year, you've probably heard one of Julie Frost's songs. While The Black Eyed Peas' "Just Can't Get Enough" might sound like it was created by musical robots, it was actually written by Julie Frost and three other songwriters in collaboration with the...
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February, 02, 2012
Sharon Van Etten is a singer-songwriter from New Jersey who is steadily expanding her sphere of influence. Her music career began only a few years ago performing in coffeeshops and recording in her bedroom, but now she's found on network television, touring the world and in The New York Times...
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January, 26, 2012
There's something about cinnamon that sparks the imagination of songwriters. In the rock cannon, Neil Young's "Cinnamon Girl" is the most revered, but a cursory look finds songs with that word in the title by Prince, The Long Winters, The Grifters, The Pooh Sticks, Art Pepper, Derek, Tiffany,...
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January, 12, 2012
The Jayhawks "Blue" from Tomorrow the Green Grass (American)Last month Wilco took a victory lap around Chicago, performing in five prestigious venues in one week. In the process Jeff Tweedy and company reaffirmed their status as Chicago's favorite band. When they're on-stage at the Civic Opera...
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December, 15, 2011
This week Wild Flag made their network television debut on Late Night with David Letterman performing this song, "Romance."The indie powerhouse has been bowling over audiences all year since their triumphant showing at South By Southwest in March. Mary Timony, Carrie Brownstein, Janet Weiss and...
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