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by Jason Earle
I am on my second listen to the record, en route to bury a seventeen-year-old young man who tragically passed away just two weeks
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by Jason Earle
Stage left the music wafts over a sea of swaying heads- like cattails signaling relief from the summer heat. Stage right, the
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by Jason Earle
The media called it Alt-Country. What else were they gonna do? It is subversive music- rock n’ roll mixed with country, blues,
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by Jason Earle
Dozens of campers and teachers mill about the outdoor kitchen as musicians chop and mash ingredients into edible works of
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by Jason Earle
Brian Killeen, lead singer and songwriter of Orlando-based Plane Versus Cult, is an interesting dude. A couple of things
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by Jason Earle
Micah Schnabel walks into the venue unassumingly. He’s carrying a guitar, looking about for a spot to set it down. I am setting
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by Jason Earle
BJ Barham would never have dreamed of putting himself in the same category as Jason Isbell or Cory Branan ten years ago. Now,
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by Jason Earle
Festival lineups typically evolve. There is a splash at first, then more bands join the fray and finally, a tantalizing name or
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by Jason Earle
The ethereal quality of wandering through campsites well after dark. The mutual admiration each artist expresses for the next.
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by Jason Earle
The room is rapt. Nearly every concert goer is silent, leaning forward in anticipation. Which, if you are sober, and I am, and
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by Jason Earle
Col. Bruce Hampton passed away last night. If you aren’t familiar with Col. Bruce’s work, please take a few minutes
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by Jason Earle
Cory Branan frequently gets lost in a moment of punk bliss. His head snaps down and then back, hair swishing forward, then in
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by Jason Earle
Joe Pug drinks and orders things from Amazon. Some mornings he wakes up to a surprise on the doorstep. His hope is for some
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by Jason Earle
There is a point in everyone’s life where the world expects you to be an adult. For some, that moment hits way too early. A
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by Jason Earle
90% of residents in Pine Ridge Reservation, the Lakota people of South Dakota live in poverty. Their condition is not unique.