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The Grisly Hand — That’s Not Affection Music Video

ByRachel CholstSep 27, 2013

Continuing in our series of music videos (ie, I’ve got too many lesson plans to write and friends to see), my favorite band from Kansas City, the Grisly Hand, has a new, tasty video for its ’90stastic roots-pop single, “That’s…

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New Country Rehab — The Ghost of Your Charms

ByRachel CholstSep 25, 2013

Better grab a coat, because New Country Rehab’s The Ghost of Your Charms is really damn bleak.* It’s easy to see why the Canadian government helped foot the bill to record this album. (Wouldn’t it be nice if our government…

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Falldown — I Will Go

ByRachel CholstSep 24, 2013

Last week, Chicago’s Falldown (who I couldn’t stop gushing over back in December) recently released a music video for their dreamy “I Will Go.” Falldown is comprised of members of The Redwalls, Safe Haven, and The Hue If you can’t…

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Scott Cook — One More Time Around

ByRachel CholstSep 23, 2013

No joke, Scott Cook’s One More Time Around brought a few tears to my eye. We listen to music because it either gives us Feelings or helps us process the Feelings we have. But great musics takes those Feelings and…

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Sioux City Kid — Minutes, Miles, Troubles, and Trials

ByRachel CholstSep 20, 2013

Minutes, Miles, Troubels, and Trials is a 35-minute, in-your-face, set of blistering rock music. You’ll probably find yourself breathless at the end of the triumphant final track, “Low Down and Busted.” Singer Jared Griffin sounds like he’s got a jackhammer…