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The Dustbowl Revival — Carry Me Home

ByRachel CholstApr 24, 2013

There’s just something inexplicably charming about The Dustbowl Revival. A umpteen-piece traveling roots collective based out of LA, the Dustbowl Revival is indeed reviving gospel, swing, and bluegrass in the best way possible. They’re making it fun, not hollow. They…

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William Pilgrim and the All Grows Up — The Great Recession

ByRachel CholstApr 16, 2013

William Pilgrim has been through a lot, and his songs show it. Raised in foster homes and homeless as a youth, the guy’s a fighter. Now, I’m about to make a comparison that will not seem flattering at first. William…

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Woody Pines — Rabbits Motel

ByRachel CholstApr 15, 2013

It’s difficult to get more retro than Woody Pines. Pines’ lyrical and musical swagger calls to mind early rock’n’roll — fun and a little edgy, but before rock became mired in grit and seedy territory. According to his site, Pines…

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Ben de la Cour — Ghost Light

ByRachel CholstApr 10, 2013

We talk a lot about “voice.” Usually we’re referring to a person’s perspective, or their style of expressing themselves. But god dammit. Ben de la Cour has a Voice. Men just don’t come like this anymore, it seems. Combining the…

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Safe Haven — Sermon For No One

ByRachel CholstApr 3, 2013

Normally I like to listen to an album a couple of times before writing about it here. I like to be thorough, ya know? I’ve only listened to Sermon For No One once, but I’m in love. Heck, I was…