I’m not sure where I originally stumbled upon this, but I’m quite fascinated by it. Whitman is known in electronica circles by his alter-ego “Krvastki.”
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Tue 25 May 2004
Tue 4 May 2004
Los Lobos’ latest produces a handful of gems, but ultimately feels mostly inspired and partly assembled.
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Tue 23 Mar 2004
The Stubb’s BBQ stage in Austin on Saturday night played out like a highlight reel of favorite Austin City Limits programs, with the reunited Mavericks followed by Patti Griffin, who turned the stage over to the Old 97′s in the midnight hour.
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Sun 21 Mar 2004
SXSW Friday Review: Joss Stone, The BoDeans, Trish Murphy
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A buzz is building in America over the talents of this young girl from England, who stumbled into a music career after trying out for a talent show. Just shy of her 17th birthday, Stone possesses a preternaturally-seasoned voice of remarkable facility and expression, perfectly suited to the soul-flavored material on her debut album. Legend has it that her management team wisely issued early advances of the CD to radio programmers with no photo on the cover to keep non-pop programmers from drawing quick conclusions about what kind of music a cute, 16-year-old kid from the UK can make.
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Fri 19 Mar 2004
SXSW Thursday, March 18th
Getting a first solid look at the South By Southwest band schedule in the context of distance and travel time can put a travel-weary journalist in a quandry: What to zero in on during the first night in town?
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