By
Lauren Sloss
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Mar 23, 2013
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I think about my early concert-going experiences pretty often. Music was somehow much simpler to me then -- if it struck some kind of positive emotional chord, I was in love. I wasn't looking for a deeper meaning, for serious musical prowess, even fo...
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By
Lauren Sloss
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Aug 14, 2011
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Oh, Rayland Baxter. Why are you so pessimistic? Why are you so certain, as you sing beautifully in your countrified folk tune "The Woman For Me," that you will never find her? I mean, come on. You're a stellar singer-songwriter from Nashville. You're...
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By
Lauren Sloss
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Mar 29, 2012
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When trying to explain to my indie music-loving friends why I love country music, I refer to country legends of old. Johnny Cash. Merle Haggard. Steve Earle. The rawness of their emotion, the brutal honesty of their lyrics, the distinctly American so...
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By
Tobias Handke
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Oct 9, 2013
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I've always had a soft spot for indie folksters The Avett Brothers. From their humble bluegrass and folk-tinged beginnings, to their later country and Southern rock-influenced sound and current nu-folk flavor, the North Carolina ensemble have been pu...
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