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Øzwald: As The Crow Flies

Published 6 years ago by Marc "Mookie" Kaczor
Øzwald: As The Crow Flies

Former Blondfire/Lost Beach member Steve Stout teams up with Lifehouse’s Jason Wade in a paisley and modern-vintage colored kaleidoscope. Fueled by heartbreak and a new found friendship. Their debut album is called Sweet Delirium. 

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Echo In The Canyon: LA’s Laurel Canyon In The 1960s

Published 6 years ago by Marc "Mookie" Kaczor
Echo In The Canyon: LA’s Laurel Canyon In The 1960s

Echo In The Canyon celebrates the explosion of popular music that came out of LA’s Laurel Canyon in the mid-60s as folk went electric and The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield and The Mamas and the Papas gave birth to the California Sound. 

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Music Director Picks #19: Desure, Foxygen, Addi McDaniel

Published 6 years ago by Marc "Mookie" Kaczor
Music Director Picks #19: Desure, Foxygen, Addi McDaniel

Introducing Desure reflecting about life in Los Angeles (and life in general), the infinitely influential Foxygen and Addi McDaniel's take on an Andrew Bird song. 

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Music Director Picks #18: Mavis Staples, Kevin Morby, The Way Down Wanderers

Published 6 years ago by Marc "Mookie" Kaczor
Music Director Picks #18: Mavis Staples, Kevin Morby, The Way Down Wanderers

A new Mavis Staples song produced by Ben Harper, indie favorite Kevin Morby and the genre bending of The Way Down Wanderers.

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Music Director Picks #17: The Head And The Heart, The Wild Reeds, Black Mountain

Published 6 years ago by Marc "Mookie" Kaczor
Music Director Picks #17: The Head And The Heart, The Wild Reeds, Black Mountain

The Head And The Heart roar back with an upbeat sound, LA based The Wild Reeds let us be a fly on the wall and psych rockers Black Mountain melt faces with a guitar ripper. 

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Music Director Picks #16: Sara Bareilles, Foxygen, Meg Myers

Published 6 years ago by Marc "Mookie" Kaczor
Music Director Picks #16: Sara Bareilles, Foxygen, Meg Myers

Another Sara B song produced by T Bone Burnett, new music from art rockers Foxygen and Meg Myers pays tribute to the legendary Kate Bush. 

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Local Spotlight: HEЯITAGE

Published 6 years ago by Marc "Mookie" Kaczor
Local Spotlight: HEЯITAGE

LA based Soul/Pop band dedicated to providing the world with positive music.

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Music Director Picks #15: Jade Bird, John Paul White, Radical Face

Published 6 years ago by Marc "Mookie" Kaczor
Music Director Picks #15: Jade Bird, John Paul White, Radical Face

Another Jade Bird ripper, the profoundness of John Paul White and Los Angeles based Radical Face giving us all the feels. 

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