
REVIEW: DESSA – PARTS OF SPEECH (2013)
Dessa is consistent, but not. This Minneapolis MC, poet, frequent college speaker, “underrated writer, overrated rapper, undecided major” has been all over the place since 2005’s Falsehopes,

REVIEW: THE NATIONAL – TROUBLE WILL FIND ME (2013)
Both their harshest critics and most devout fans will agree, one of the most prominent elements of The National’s music, is, and always has been, the

REVIEW: OHIO ON HI – THE BITTER HELLO (2013)
A friend of mine remarked recently on the disproportionately small pop punk scene in central Ohio. I mean, Columbus has been a breeding ground for

FESTIVAL PHOTOS: RHYMESAYERS SOUNDSET 2013 AT CANTERBURY PARK (SHAKOPEE, MN)
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PHOTOS: COUNT THIS PENNY & HALEY BONAR AT SH*TTY BARN SESSIONS (SPRING GREEN, WI)
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FESTIVAL REVIEW + PHOTOGRAPHY: NEW ORLEANS JAZZ AND HERITAGE FESTIVAL 2013 (NEW ORLEANS, LA)
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage FestivalApril 26-28th and May 2-5th, 2013Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, LA Full Gallery: Weekend 1, Weekend 2 The 44th annual New Orleans