For those of us with a young person’s musical adventurousness, but an old soul’s mindfulness of clocks, limited energy and next-morning obligations, Radio Coffee & Beer can be a lifesaver. If you want to see cool[…]
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Shows: Jane Ellen Bryant & Jaimee Harris @ the Belmont, Free Week
This feels like a solid endorsement for two singer-songwriters performing together in a song swap: After seeing Jane Ellen Bryant and Jaimee Harris do just that, I could easily see them in a band together. The[…]
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The HI-35: Ear Traffic’s top tracks of 2019
Took me a little while to finalize Ear Traffic ATX’s HI-35 for 2019. I’ll offer no extensive year-summing preamble for my annual ranking of the year’s best tracks (as opposed to my previous ranking of my favorite[…]
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Ear Traffic’s top local tracks of 2019
(Photo by Nicole Berlin Photography) Always arguable, but always fun: Year-end lists are a jam of mine. Here are my 15 favorite tracks by local artists in 2019, with a few honorable mentions to kick us[…]
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Traffic Jam: Holiday cheer from Molly Burch, the Black Pumas’ land speed record, Torino Black
It’s rare that anything ever stands between me and listening to music. (Between listening to music and I? Eh, I’m not going to bother checking. ) But every now and then, life stands between me[…]
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Interview: Mike Melinoe, back in his real domain
(Photo by Caitlin Rounds) This summer, Mike Melinoe was homeless. It was only for a couple of weeks, but there’s no “only” in homelessness, is there? He was sleeping at the Domain. Yes, the shopping[…]
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