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Today's #NewMusicMonday features a pair of a pair of Americana artists traveling down new sonic roadways, broadening their reach and the impact of their music. First up we have guitar virtuoso Molly Tuttle with a cover of The National's "Fake Empire". The video features Tuttle playing against a project backdrop of psychedelic imagery and protest videos. In this way, she turns up the heat on the post-ironic torpor of the original and transforms the song into a subtly searing critique of apathy. Tuttle, the first woman awarded Guitar Player of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association, won back-to-back awards in 2017 and 2018. "Fake Empire" is the lead single from …but I’d rather be with you, an album of covers she recorded in quarantine. The album is out via Compass Records on August 28. Next up we have indie folk artist Becca Mancari . Besides her intricate solo work, Mancari is known for her role in folk trio Bermuda Triangle with Alabama ...

Practice Spaces - Updated May 2015

One of the most common questions on the Yahoo Group is about practice space and where to find it. A list is being compiled here of practice spaces in the D.C. Metro Area, which you'll be able to access anytime through the link under "Resources For Musicians" in the right hand column. If you have something to add, please post it as a comment below. The list will be updated as people submit more information. Practice Spaces in the D.C. Metro Area: Barco Rebar Falls Church, VA 703-207-1657 http://www.barcorebar.com 7Drum Lessons 2008 8th Street NW Washington DC 20001 http://www.7drumlessons.com Uncle Bob's Self Storage Alexandria, VA 800-242-1715 http://www.unclebobs.com Music Cave Studios 46040 Center Oak Plaza #150 Sterling, VA 20166 (703) 430-1095 http://musiccavestudios.com Rock Shop Studios 8455 R Tyco Road Vienna VA 22182 (703) 801-4737 http://www.rockshopstudios.com Str8way Music Service (240) 479-5855 http://www.str8waymusic.com...

Friday Night Videos - Spoop(k)y Season with Matt Pond PA

Fitting that this blog should return from a seemingly endless slumber with a Lazarean video from none other than Matt Pond PA. "Halloween 2" is a sonic if not lyrical successor to the 2005 prequel single from the 2005 album Several Arrows Later. Lyrics steeped in horror movie tropes highlight this duet with Virginia-born singer-songwriter Alexa Rose . Punk-like in duration if not intensity, "Halloween 2" is both familiar and fresh. Steeped in gorgeous chamber pop sounds that wouldn't sound out of place on classic albums like The Green Fury or The Nature of Maps , the lyrics reflect the vulnerability for which Pond is known, tempered with what seems like a greater sense of self-awareness. Dare I say, it sounds like the work of a man who knows himself better, has stripped away the pretense and posturing of youth, and figured out how to be happy? It seems that Pond's marriage to Anya Marina is a harbinger of happier things to come. After years of debate (Wi...

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