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December 2016

A Night with Shakey Graves at Charleston Music Hall

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I had an easy decision to make. I could ride with all my friends the two-hour drive to the beach for New Years on December 30th, or I could stay behind, go to the Shakey Graves concert solo, and then drive myself to the beach the next day. I made the right call. Like a…

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Interview: The Nth Power Drummer Nikki Glaspie Talks About Recording their Live Album, Maceo Parker and More

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I have a major soft spot for bands with New Orleans in their background. Anybody that has been to NOLA knows what I mean. The quality of keys, guitars, and especially horns is simply a sound that’s just so damn good and unique to that city. The Nth Power without a doubt fits that criteria.…

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A Funky, Rockin’ Christmas Playlist is Finally Here

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I’ll make this short and sweet as my mimosa is getting warm. All of the Christmas mixes to me seem to have so many slow songs I’ve heard 1000 times already. Give me  more Bruce Springsteen already. As a result of frustration, I spent three hours going through all the best soul, rock, rap and…

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Bruno Mars and James Corden “Carpool Karaoke” is Worth Your Time

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I’ve generally liked the Carpool Karaoke bits, but I rarely make it all the way through the video much less post about it. The recently posted one with Bruno Mars is an exception. They cover a bevy songs of including Elvis Presley’s “Jailhouse Rock,” which Bruno said he first started singing at age four (lip…

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Mighty Mystic talks Grammys, New Album, Racism, and Upcoming Tour with Barrington Levy

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This past September, I attended a show at the Music Farm in Charleston, SC. As what happens at a lot of shows, when you go to see one band, you end up falling in love with another. I rolled up to the show early to interview the headliner, Zach Deputy, backstage. As a result of…

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Week in Music: New Music from J. Cole & Childish Gambino; Kristen Stewart Stars in Rolling Stones Video

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  New Music J. Cole maybe disses Kanye West on new song “False Prophets” | SPIN (His new album drops December 9th) Watch Bruno Mars’ new “24K Magic” video, starring Victoria’s Secret angels | stereogum Stream #TheRollingStones’ new album #BlueandLonesome: | coslive Stream #DonaldGlover’s new album as #ChildishGambino, “Awaken, My Love!”: | coslive John Legend’s…

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