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Who's the best OurStage Hip-Hop lyricist?

posted: April 8, 2009

April has potential to be the month that Hip-Hop finally reigns supreme at OurStage. We always see great artists in the Hip-Hop top 10, but they rarely make it to the grand prize. Now, with…
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The next fifty: Country

posted: April 6, 2009

One of the most competitive genres in the music industry is Country and there is no exception at OurStage. Our Country artists fight hard for their spot on the charts and this early in the…
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Download of the Week: Last of Three

posted: April 2, 2009

Hailing from Annapolis, MD, Last of Three provides listeners with some good, down  home Rock.  You may have seen Last of Three if you’ve been around the Alt.  Rock channel. In only a few years…
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1090 Club, the Natural Selection

posted: March 23, 2009

Most bands wouldn’t be able to thrive in the rural countryside, but the 1090 Club didn’t take this as a setback. On the contrary, they capitalized on being a “big fish in a small pond”…
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Act of Congress is in session at SXSW.

posted: March 18, 2009

Alternative Country music is becoming a bit of an industry standard, but it’s a little less common to find that “pop” quality in a bluegrass group. Having only been together for about two years, the…
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Checking in with Ryan Montbleau

posted: March 17, 2009

This past weekend was a big one for independent music in Boston as WERS hosted its 60th birthday party and indie artists and music lovers came out of the woodwork to celebrate. Kicking off the…
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