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Listen – Brianna Kocka – Under The Glass Tide

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It’s May 1st and this is the release date of Briann Kocka’s new album Dreamlife. Lines from the press release say it best “Evoking the instrumentation and mournful harmonies of Americana pioneers Gillian Welch and Alison Krauss, as well as the avant-folk sounds of artist Sam Philips…”

If you want to listen to Americana that sounds lush and is emotionally stimulating, give it a listen.

Check out the release show at Icehouse – with the reunion of Zoo Animal (Headlining) and Under Violet opening. Friday, May 4th. – https://www.facebook.com/events/371347009995950/

Interview – Kari Arnett

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Luckily we live in a city with a diverse music scene. We can go out and see punk, experimental, Indie pop, shoegaze and sometimes you hear stuff and you don’t even know what it is.

Then there is a folk, country and Americana scene. Kari Arnett has moved here all the way from rural south central Wisconsin to pursue a career in music and has done a good job acclimating herself to that scene. [Read more…] about Interview – Kari Arnett

Interview – The Gated Community’s Sumanth Gopinath

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A year or two ago, I received a package at the coffee shop I co-own with my family that included a CD and some press information. It was from someone named Sumanth Gopinath, and the cover art was vague so I wasn’t sure of the style of music. [Read more…] about Interview – The Gated Community’s Sumanth Gopinath

Interview – Vicky Emerson and Sarah Morris – Keeping the Home Fires Burning

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By Rebecca Marx

When I interviewed Vicky Emerson and Sarah Morris early in the Spring of 2016, I knew immediately that there would be a follow up of some sort. The “secrets” that they divulged about the US radio charts, and just how they were navigating the music industry as independent artists really resonated with people who were trying to do it DIY style. For those same folks, check out my update on what the two have been up to, and for a rock n roll read/expose; I recommend the book by Semisonic drummer Jacob Slichter: So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star: How I Machine-Gunned a Roomful Of Record Executives and Other True Tales from a Drummer’s Life. [Read more…] about Interview – Vicky Emerson and Sarah Morris – Keeping the Home Fires Burning