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LYNHURST – FIELD DAY

nobody@vox.com(W♥M) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:45:00 -0600

Lynhurst has the notable distinction of being the closest band to ever live by me. When the Big Chief, Vu, showed me their CD, my first reaction was, “I know these guys.” And after seeing their picture on the inlay of the CD jacket, my second...

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DAVID BYRNE'S BICYCLE DIARIES

nobody@vox.com(W♥M) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:50:39 -0500

“… as I edit these pages I am aware that I have an urge to see my sometime random wandering as having a plot.” Reading David Byrne’s latest release, I have to ask, “What hasn’t this man done?” Currently, the co-founder of The Ta...

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LINDA EDER “THE OTHER SIDE OF ME”

nobody@vox.com(W♥M) — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:00:32 -0500

“This is really me getting back to my natural self.” There are three things I like about Linda Eder: (a) She’s from Minnesota, (b) Her dad is a pastry chef and (c) Her first paying job was singing at a Holiday Inn lounge. Growing up ...

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JAZZ NOTE # 7 WHIP SOMETHING UP

nobody@vox.com(W♥M) — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:40:39 -0500

“You know, I want you to make a record with me, And I’m going to write a number specially for you.” Duke Ellington We’ve all been there. We’ve run into an old friend we haven’t seen in a while. We remember. We catch up. And before we part,...

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W♥M024: Anberlin, People in Planes, and Jazzcast 2.5

nobody@vox.com(W♥M) — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:03:09 -0500

09/21/2008 19:58:52 ♥ written by vu ( ) ANBERLIN 09/22/08 Ohio State University w/ Hawthorne Heights & Safety Suit Columbus, Ohio 09/25/08 Vinyl Fever (Acoustic In-Store) Tampa, Florida 09/26/08 In-Store Acoustic @ CD Connection Jacksonvill...

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W♥M 021: The Telephones

nobody@vox.com(W♥M) — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:23:15 -0500

08/31/2008 15:19:10 ♥ written by vu ( ) Calendar 09/04/08 The Bless with The Herron brothers. Midlands 09/25/08 The Bless "Crunchie" night Derby 10/14/08 We’re headlining with Frank Hamilton Midlands 10/14/08 Graceless Bird on Indie store ...

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CARLA LYNNE HALL - SUPERNOVA

nobody@vox.com(W♥M) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:06:40 -0500

"Carla Lynne Hall is like your cool aunt that gives you the real deal about the music business." Darrell McNeill, Executive Director, Black Rock Coalition It says on her website (carlalynnhall.com) that she is a D.I.Y. Diva or bette...

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JAZZ NOTE # 6 KICK BACK & RELAX

nobody@vox.com(W♥M) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:15:38 -0500

“Let those other fellows play sixty-thousand notes. You just play with three with tone. That makes the difference.” Russell “Pops” Smith with advice to a young Benny Webster What I like about jazz is how multi-dimensional it can be. Fr...

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VHS or Beta + Yves Klein Blue @ The Factory Theatre

nobody@vox.com(W♥M) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:11:02 -0500

A sunny Friday night, quite a modest crowd at the Factory Theatre in downtown Marrickville (not far from my house, so I was happy). I had not actually been in there before and I must say that it's a pretty awesome place to see a band. Tacky (bu...

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MIKE DOUGHTY – GOLDEN DELICOUS

nobody@vox.com(W♥M) — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:28:05 -0500

When I listened to Bo Diddley, I didn’t know what he was saying, whether it was “My baby, she was a bird’ or ‘My baby, she was murdered.” It didn’t make any difference. It moved me. Paul Simon Bo Diddley passed away last week, a...

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