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Finding Yourself Again
Some times the most unexpected musical evenings are the ones that turn into the most inspiring. Something happens when you begin to get involved with any “scene”—you find out what you like and what...
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Where do songs come from?
This blog is about the inspiration for songs. Where do songs come from? What inspires a song? Is it people, emotions, life experience, religion, myth, drugs, love, anger, creativity, a good...
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The BIG Release
This is the cover art for the new Buckeye Knoll record So I spent over two years making an album I’m releasing this coming week with my band Buckeye Knoll. It’s called People and Place. I just wanted...
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Music without the Music
I recently met a man named Shimmy Boyle. He’s a man of his words, a poet some might call him. I like “language magician” better, at least it suits him better. He has a way of wrapping up images in...
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MOVE—an album review for Please Do Not Fight
First of all I highly recommend heading to http://pleasedonotfight.bandcamp.com to listen to the EP I’m about to review while you read it. It makes for a much more thorough and meaningful experience....
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Goodbye Audrye Sessions.
Audrye Sessions have been playing music together for about 7 years in the greater Bay Area and so it is with a heavy heart that they pack up their instruments and play one last show before calling it...
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Bird Call releases amazing new EP
Bird Call, formally known as Chiara Angelicola is the project of well, Chiara Angelicola the Italian bombshell and Bay Area native who’s been wowing audiences with her powerful voice and stage...
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A little something for the Holidays
This Holiday season there’s a lot to be disgruntled about: an economy in the tank, Dizzy Balloon taking their final bow and worst of all, sweaters. On the flip side however there is plenty to be...
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Welcome to the New Year
Here are some kick ass Bay Area albums that came out in 2010: Sean Hayes – Run Wolves Run (LP) Bird by Bird – The Albatross EP Picture Atlantic – When Everything is Numbers (EP), Dulce et Decorum Est...
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From Indie to Majors & Back Again: Two Local musicians go from Major Deals to...
Dave Smallen (Photo by Anna Larina) It’s every young aspiring musicians dream to get signed to a major label and make records for the rest of their life–at least it used to be. However most will never...
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