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GuacaMusic: Songs about Immigration

posted: August 1, 2010

It is not possible to write a blog about Latin music without discussing one of its main themes: Immigration and the struggles of undocumented workers in the United States. What is most fascinating about immigration…
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Folkin' Around: Pocket Satellite

posted: July 31, 2010

One of my favorite types of folk music is the male/female duet”like the Matthew Perryman Jones and Katie Herzig song “Where the Road Meets the Sun” which was featured on Grey’s Anatomy. Now, before I…
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Needle in the Haystack Follow Up: Sydney Wayser

posted: July 30, 2010

To wrap up this week’s Needle in the Haystack, we caught up with Sydney Wayser for a few moments to see how social media has affected her career and to see what’s next! Stay tuned…
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Soul Searching: Edge

posted: July 29, 2010

While searching for the next talented artists to feature on Soul Searching, the band Edge quickly came up on our radar. Their music seems to have influences from multiple genres, so defining them strictly as…
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Gamine With Guitar

posted: July 28, 2010

Leave it to Samantha Kirshtein to make you feel like a real lazybones. She plays volleyball and tennis. Likes to garden and cook. Fishes and surfs. Gets good grades. Plays the guitar and sings like…
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Q&A with Pepper

posted: July 27, 2010

Pepper packs laid back, easy-going attitude. While this may seem to be a contradiction of terms, the band’s sound drives the point home. With rhythmic, chest-pounding bass, complex, evolving guitar effects and a thick, reggae…
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