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Figuring Out Kanye West

By Ray McDonald   Kanye Omari West: who is he? Is he the challenging, creative rapper responsible for some of the best hip-hop releases of the past decade? Or is he a self-important irritant who, among...

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Stormy Monday: Goodbye, Bobby “Blue” Bland

by Ray McDonald   Robert Calvin “Bobby” Bland died on June 23 in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 83. The Associated Press quoted his son as saying he died due to an ongoing illness. He was known as Bobby...

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The BEST story you’ll see today. Really…

By Katherine Cole It’s no secret that Dave Matthews is a good musician.  7 Grammy wins and over 31 million albums sold in the US alone attest to that. But now we know that he’s a good guy, too.  And...

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N-I-R-V-A-N-A!

By Ray McDonald I want to tell you a little story. It’s about a band from Aberdeen, Washington called Nirvana. Active for only seven years, the trio released three studio albums. Kurt Cobain, Dave...

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You Can Call Her Queen Bee

By Ray McDonald   There’s something at once awe-inspiring and chilling about being present at the creation of a new star. Once upon a time, music fans relied on magazines, radio, records,  and possibly...

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Hello from the Philadelphia Folk Festival!

By Katherine Cole Greetings from  the Old Pool Farm in Upper Salford Township, PA (near the town of Schwenksville, if you want to find us on the map), where I am attending the 52nd Philadelphia Folk...

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Philadelphia Folk Festival, Day 2

By Katherine Cole Hello again from the Old Pool Farm near Schwenksville, Pennsylvania. Day two of the 52nd annual Philadelphia Festival was every bit as glorious as the first. On the weather side,...

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Was it really so bad the first time around?!

By Katherine Cole When Bob Dylan released “Self Portrait” back in 1970, Rolling Stone magazine’s Greil Marcus gave it one of the most savage reviews ever written. I’m not even going to paraphrase...

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Jeff Lorber’s Hacienda

By Diaa Bekheet | Washington, DC Jeff Lorber new album American keyboardist and composer Jeff Lorber has released a new album. Hacienda is another fusion gem by one of the founding fathers of jazz...

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Wayne Shorter, a Living Sax Icon

Wayne Shorter’s latest album: Without A Net Washington, DC – American saxophone legend Wayne Shorter is touring Europe to promote his new album, Without A Net. While in Europe, the multi-Grammy winner...

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