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Tag: folk

MusicPosted onJune 29, 2013January 12, 2015

Racking Up Plays: “Ohio” by Patty Griffin feat. Robert Plant

Robert Plant’s arrangement lends the song an earthy, mystical quality that makes the song seem as timeless as the titular river.

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MusicPosted onMarch 27, 2013January 12, 2015

Racking Up Plays: “Hearts and Minds” by Son Volt

This is like crack for Americana fans, and its been too long since Farrar has given us the good stuff in such pure form.

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Bay Area MusicPosted onOctober 20, 2012January 12, 2015

Report From the Show: Mark Growden and The Mockingbirds @ Subterranean Arthouse in Bekeley, Calif., 10.19.12

Growden has been living in New Orleans for the last couple years, but he’ll be back in the Bay Area for an extended period, which means more opportunities to see him live—starting with a second show tonight at Subterranean Arthouse.

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MusicPosted onAugust 7, 2011January 12, 2015

Five awesome (yes, I said awesome–what of it?) discoveries at Friday’s Oakland Art Murmur

Honestly, some of the most creative artwork I saw all night was drawn in crayon on the back of paper placemats and taped to the wall at the pizzeria.

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Bay Area MusicPosted onJuly 20, 2011January 12, 2015

Report From the Show (with photos): The Avett Brothers with Jessica Lea Mayfield at the Fox Theater in Oakland, 07.19.11

Last night’s show at the Fox Theater was, I believe, the third time I have seen The Avett Brothers earnest mash-up of folk, pop and…

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Check Out This Cool ThingPosted onJune 29, 2011January 12, 2015

Fun With Charts: The true cause of America’s fiscal problems REVEALED, and it involves the ’60s folk revival, obviously

As you can see, America’s debt didn’t start skyrocketing until those no-account Bay Area troublemakers in the Kingston Trio charted with “Greenback Dollar” in 1962.

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MusicPosted onMay 18, 2011January 12, 2015

Racking Up Plays: “Thanks for Nothing” by Middle Brother

From its simple harmonies to its tried-and-true subject, nothing about the song is particularly revolutionary, but its emotional turns and twists are perfectly executed.

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Bay Area MusicPosted onFebruary 15, 2011January 12, 2015

Why’d You Name Your Band That?: Hercules folk/R&B band 19diamonds

All The City Lights is proud to introduce a new feature, Why’d You Name Your Band That? As you can perhaps predict, this feature involves…

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Bay Area MusicPosted onJanuary 28, 2011January 12, 2015

How’d They Miss THAT?: Lou and Peter Berryman put the joke in folk with Saturday show at Freight & Salvage

It’s perfectly understandable. There’s so much music happening in the Bay Area in any given week that there’s bound to be at least one concert…

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