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South By Midwest
posted: February 29, 2012
EllieMay Kay was born with a name destined for country music. Luckily, she’s got the voice, too”a honeyed twang that belies the fact that she’s actually a Midwesterner raised outside of Chicago. Now living in…
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Low-Country Seduction
posted: November 28, 2011
Coles Whalen is a woman who makes things happen. When she wanted to jumpstart her music career she bought a pickup truck, toured the country and sold CDs out of the back. Then, when opportunity…
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Bourjeaurd's Big Break
posted: September 7, 2011
While Canadian country singer-songwriter Danielle Bourjeaurd has been performing since before she can even remember, some pretty amazing things have been happening in her musical career as of late. This talented young woman”known for her incredible…
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Grace Potter Talks Robert Plant, Kenny Chesney, and Nocturnal Awakenings
posted: October 14, 2010
The recent Americana Music Awards in Nashville may be over, but Grace Potter’s still savoring her memories of the event.Besides mingling with such country, bluegrass and Americana heavyweights as Rosanne Cash, The Avett Brothers, the…
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Country IS A Little Bit Rock 'N' Roll
posted: September 1, 2010
During Punk Rock’s first mid-’70s era there was much dismissal of Country Rock in New Wave music circles. By 1995, the genre of New Country, an infusion of mainstream Country with Rock influence, had gone…
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What's Brewing In Country: Band To Fan Loyalty
posted: August 25, 2010
Picture the beer taps at your favorite pub for a moment and think about how you always tell the barkeep you want the brew from a particular one. Now picture the beer taps sans logos…
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