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Coyotes and Peanut Butter

Jared & The Mill are synced up and doing things to the band’s own groove

Jared Kolesar is very grateful for what he does. This much is abundantly clear as we speak on the phone. The Jared & The Mill frontman gets to make music and tour with people who are friends first, band members second. Kolesar credits the band’s open communication to being its biggest strength throughout the years. […]

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The Arc of an Artist

Folksy troubadour Brett Dennen doesn’t have a special approach, just good music

Requiring little more than something personal to say, good enough acoustic guitar skills and a coffee shop to sing in, the singer-songwriter is as commonplace in America as the aspiring actor. In 2005, California musician Brett Dennen was one of many—Amos Lee, Brandi Carlile, James Blunt to name a few—who released debut albums hoping to […]

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Born to Rock

Kyle Gass of Tenacious D fame launches new '80s-style metal band

Once upon a time there was a mugger in New York City who spent his time learning guitar at Julliard, rocking out on stage in front of a giant penis-shaped bird and making television show cameos on par with Clint Howard appearances in film. OK, that’s a slight exaggeration, but not a story without some […]

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