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Born amongst the steel mills of Massillon, Ohio, Kyle Myricks earned his...
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Born amongst the steel mills of Massillon, Ohio, Kyle Myricks earned his nickname, Stallion, because of the grit and determination that characterized his youthful athleticism. Later, Stallion was shortened to Stalley, and Stalley headed for Brooklyn to pursue dreams of becoming a timeless musician.
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The US premier of the tribute to the Greek Jewish vocalist Rosa Eskenazi...
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The US premier of the tribute to the Greek Jewish vocalist Rosa Eskenazi, the premiere diva of Rebetiko—the Greek blues—marking the thirtieth anniversary of her death and the release of the feature musical Documentary film- 'My Sweet Canary' for screening in world wide. Eskenazi's songs will be performed by three vocalists: Yiota Negka from Greece, Mehtap Demir from Turkey and
Mor Karbasi from Israel. The performance comes to SXSW as part of an international tour and is based upon the film \'My Sweet Canary\', a musical biography of the life of Eskenazi in which some of the finest artists of Greece, Turkey and Israel meet to perform pearls from Eskenazi's rich musical repertoire, selected from among the hundreds of songs in Greek, Turkish and Ladino that she recorded during the course of her career. The performance was first presented in Thessaloniki and portions of it are captured in the film.
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Fronted by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Travis Ward, Hil...
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Fronted by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Travis Ward, Hillfolk Noir has been described as a dark, country-tinged, swampy-swingin', hillbilly-delta-blues-ragtime word machine. The band calls it Junkerdash, but no matter the descriptor, you'll find Hillfolk Noir\'s psychedelic swamp-shack rags equally spooky and toe-tapping.
Hillfolk Noir has toured nationally and performed with James McMurtry, Built to Spill, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Neko Case, Justin Townes Earle, Deer Tick, Gourds, Reverend Peyton\'s Big Damn Band, Gerald Collier, Heroes and Villains, Train, Jesse Dayton, The Dusty 45s, Neva Dinova and others. Their unique roots gumbo has broad appeal, as evidenced by the disparate gigs they have played at everything from hipster clubs to square dances to folk music festivals.
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The great Townes Van Zandt once said there are two kinds of music: "...
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The great Townes Van Zandt once said there are two kinds of music: "The blues and zip-a-dee-doo-dah."
According to this, Mirel Wagner's self-titled debut falls solidly into the blues category. "Songwriting can hardly be more minimalistic, no-frills, more strict as Mirel Wagner's sparse music," according to German magazine Spex; we agree.
Mirel Wagner was born in Ethiopia, and grew up in peaceful conditions in Espoo, the second-largest city in Finland. At age 7 she was given violin lessons, at 13 she switched to guitar and at 16 she wrote her first songs ("To The Bone", the opening song from her album, is one of those early tunes).
Jean Ramsay, an American music journalist living in Finland, came across Mirel at an open mic session in Helsinki. He was particularly convinced of her talent, raved about her in an early article and recommended her to others. So, without producing a demo or contacting any record labels, Mirel found herself sitting in a real recording studio. Over two days she recorded 12 songs straight. Nine of them can be found on her debut, which was first released in Finland through the indie label Kioski Recs and mainland Europe through Bone Voyage, and is now seeing a wider release across North America through Friendly Fire Recordings. Whether in Finland, France or Germany, journalists who have listened closely are full of praise for this unique young talent who has appeared, seemingly out of the blue, with her otherworldly gloomy folk.
This debut is quiet and intimate. It\'s a minimalist record, in the best sense: stoicly picked, almost trance-inducing acoustic guitar, a voice you wouldn\'t expect to hear from a 23 year old, and songs that mostly avoid classical folk song structure (they're "lonely prayers in expressionistic language", writes another German critic). Everything is stripped to the bone and maintains a beautiful, strangely fragile tension, even more so during Mirel's live performances. "The singer is majestic in her sobriety," a French critic has written of Mirel. "She will literally knock you down with her candor and tenderness, captivating with her melodic charisma, wonderful and quiet... It\'s music from another time, fabulous and elusive."
As the ghostly mood floats through her album, Mirel's lyrics deal with equally dark themes: necromancy, love, death and the devil. These are not happy songs. But Mirel avoids any overly theatric gestures and instead imbues her songs with a subtle lyrical grace, even when the songs are about dead lovers and equally dark topics. In this sense, Mirel draws from a deep tradition of moody, introspective songwriters that includes such luminaries as Leonard Cohen and Nick Drake.
All of which begs the question: how can a young woman sound so sad? In an interview with the German Rolling Stone, Mirel said: "I think it's a bit lazy to say that I make sad music. Of course you might say the lyrics are bizarre or dark. But for me, the songs are first and foremost filled with desire. And there\'s this hope in them that love overcomes everything. What I find sad is the soulless music that is on the radio most of the time, music that is simply product. If there is no life in it... is this not much sadder than a melancholic song?"
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There is only one Krista Muir. She lives in a world of surrealism, cucko...
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There is only one Krista Muir. She lives in a world of surrealism, cuckoo clocks and antique lampshades. Her multilingual pop albums have taken her around the world since 2001 and led to collaborations with prolific artists such as DJ Kid Koala and director Kara Blake. "Between Atoms" (hypo records) is her fifth and most ambitious full-length album to date, exploring her many talents as composer, engineer and performer.
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