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Katie Herzig: Walk Through Walls
Used to be, Katie Herzig was a brooding folk singer, rendering emotive ditties with little more than an acoustic guitar and the occasional cello. Nowadays, though, she\’s something of an electro-pop maven speaking with synthesizers and drum loops like they were her native language. And the evolution from then to now has really been spectacular…
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Robby Hecht: Robby Hecht
Some might say that, while the likes of Paul Simon and James Taylor are still alive and kicking, there\’s no need for successors. But that would be wrong-headed and naïve. Besides, the successors — Robby Hecht among them — have been issuing fantastic records for years now from underneath the shadows of those giants.
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Lissie Flies Solo at 3rd and Lindsley's Backstage
As a pop/rock artist, Lissie is accustomed to performing with a band… a really solid, hard-rocking band. So, for her to step on stage by herself, with some borrowed gear, and power through 12 tunes was an admirable feat.
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Five Questions: Catie Curtis
It\’s safe to say that singer/songwriter Catie Curtis has been around a few blocks, musically and otherwise. She has carved out a solid career and slogged it out on the folk circuit over the course of more than 20 years now with support from an array of record labels and a multitude of fans.
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Five Questions: Robby Hecht
Even though the singer/songwriter genre is chock full of amazingly talented artists, very few of them are as consistently wonderful as Robby Hecht. With his eponymous third release, he proves this fact yet again. Many of the tunes on this and previous sets warrant \”instant classic\” status, such is Hecht\’s gift.
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Korby Lenker Is Wonderful and Wiggly at the Rutledge
No matter what style of music you like, chances are Korby Lenker will play it during one of his sets. That was certainly true last night at his Nashville CD release show at the Rutledge. He started the show on his own, with an acoustic rendition of a long-standing favorite, \”Cedars of Lebanon,\” from his 2007 King…
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Ten Out of Tenn Brings Heartfelt Goodness to Thistle Stop Café
Almost everything in life is better when it\’s shared — no matter if it\’s a sunset or a supposition. When kind-hearted, like-minded people come together, goodness abounds. And that\’s exactly what was on the menu last night for Ten Out of Tenn\’s four-strong performance at Nashville\’s Thistle Stop Café.
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Five Questions: Korby Lenker
If you aren\’t familiar with Korby Lenker, it\’s important to note that he is wildly talented, ever stylish, and proudly quirky. Those three traits run through everything he touches — from his trademark bow ties to his engaging performances. With five previous albums under his belt, the Idaho native is set to release an eponymous…
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Amy Ray: Goodnight Tender
After years of swinging her artistic pendulum between folk singer (Indigo Girls) and punk rocker (solo artist), Amy Ray has added a midway stopping point to her arc — country raconteur. Although completely pre-meditated, the shift feels absolutely organic as Ray works her way through the 12 cuts on Goodnight Tender, seeming right at home…
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Holly Williams Offers Flawless Renderings at 3rd and Lindsley
There\’s one group of artists who make solid records but can\’t, for the life of them, translate that into their live performance. Alternately, there\’s a whole other group whose artistry really comes alive on the stage, leaving their records in the dust. But Holly Williams belongs in a category all her own. Her last album, The Highway,…
