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Jagjaguwar
From out of the winter cold comes a single from 22-year-old Jagjaguwar artist Trevor Sensor that should warm you from the cockles of your heart on through to the toes in your shoes. Many MS followers will likely make an immediate connection to the Tallest Man On Earth when they
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Two RayLand Baxter shows in 6 days? Twist my arm. This time, I was fortunate enough to catch RayLand and his new band (and a fuLL set from Margaret GLaspy!) about two hours and 30 minutes cLoser to my humbLe abode at Brighton Music HaLL. I arrived just as Margaret
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The house show is dead. Long live the house show! After 3 or 4 years of maybes and ifs, I was finally able to make it out to a Billsville House Concert this past weekend. After originating in Williamstown, MA (where the nickname Billsville comes from,) Doug Hacker and his
A sparse but captivating collection of tunes from Mr. Wright. The best story telling heard of late. Mr. Wright says pay what you want for this Country-Folk-Americana gem. We say pay as much as you can. The only complaint is this album is too damn short. Bring on Vol. 2,
2015
Welp… I don’t think it would be at all possible to put this off any longer than I have. The yearly tradition of picking a favorite kid once again has me denying that I actually need to do it (they’re all special in their own way!) Someone much
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What do you get when you put The Ballroom Thieves, Island Creek Oysters, and Newport Folk Festival together on a warm December Monday night on Boston’s Newbury Street? Well all signs would point to damn good time and all those signs would be right. This past Monday, a small
Newport Folk Fest
Just as we turn the corner into the coldest part of the year, Newport Folk Festival drops this heart warmer on us to recap the 2015 season and push the anticipation button on 2016. As Jay Sweet and crew spend the winter plotting and planning next year’s the best-weekend-of-the-year,
kaleo
In short: “No Good” = so good. It’s no secret we’re smitten with Kaleo, the Icelandic group subtly making waves in the U.S. and abroad. Well, there’s nothing subtle about the head-nodding track they just dropped. Featured in the trailer for HBO’s upcoming series, Vinyl, a
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
More than two years after the release of their self-titled third studio album, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros have just teased their latest efforts with the release of the jazzy and atmospheric “Hot Coals.” Fronted by falsetto vocals, the track itself starts sparsely but smoothly becomes an example of
After spending time with High On Tulsa Heat and catching the the all-too-brief John Moreland set during the Wildwood Revival showcase at Newport Folk Festival, I promised myself a return trip to see a full performance would make it’s way to my calendar as soon as I recovered from
cicada rhythm
Editor’s note: This post debuts a new feature on MusicSavage, the #50WordReview. Brought back from a previous life on another music blog—R.I.P., Melophobe—we’ll endeavor to give you some quick hits on albums we’re listening to that we think you should hear as well.
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Every so often, you’re presented with an opportunity to see an artist who would on any other given night be performing in a much bigger venue for a much bigger audience, do their thing in an intimate setting with only a few other lucky individuals beside you. Such was