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Monday Morning Video: Missing Levon

Monday, May 14, 2012 By Mayer Danzig

It was just shy of a month ago that we lost Levon Helm, a true legend of rock and roll. The outpouring from the music community was immediate and immense. Here are but a few of the musical tributes (see below for the playlist details). Levon, you will be missed. Simone Felice performs “Radio Song” […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Folk, In Memoriam, Videos Tagged With: Aoife O'donovan, Bon Iver, Bruce Springsteen, Drive-By-Truckers, Frank Turner, Glen Hansard, Jesca Hoop, John Fogerty, Levon Helm, Lisa Hannigan, Mavis Staples, Megafaun, Simone Felice, The Band, The Black Keys, The Punch Brothers, Warren Haynes Band

Lisa Hannigan – Sea Sew

Thursday, February 12, 2009 By Jeff McMahon

Angelic voices and classical music are like two peas in a pod. Rock, pop, and country, on the other hand, seem a bit more interested in the broken and damaged. Rock voices usually lack the purity of the biblical cherubs. There’s something about a perfect vocal that’s just the antithesis of rock. Now I didn’t […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Alternative, Americana, Folk, Indie, Pop, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Lisa Hannigan

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Polls

What is your favorite new release for week of February 27?

  • Rose’s Pawn Shop – American Seams (22%, 8 Votes)
  • Iron & Wine – Hen’s Teeth (17%, 6 Votes)
  • Bill Frisell – In My Dreams (11%, 4 Votes)
  • Luke Winslow-King – Coast of Light (11%, 4 Votes)
  • Lil Ed & The Blues Imperial – Slideways (11%, 4 Votes)
  • Pert Near Sandstone – Side by Side (8%, 3 Votes)
  • Julianna Riolino – Echo in the Dust (8%, 3 Votes)
  • Buck Meek – The Mirror (6%, 2 Votes)
  • A Thousand Horses – White Flag Down (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Clayton Chaney – Too Far (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Jake Soffer & Brent Carter – Imaginary Rooms (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Catfish John Tisdell – Stayin’ Out All Night (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Adam Weil – A Little Broken (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Lamisi – Let Us Clap (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Ben Sollee – Time On Hold (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 36

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