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I recently had the pleasure of taking Aldrine’s Ukulele 101 class and was very impressed. I’m a 68-year-old retired teacher who has been playing the Uke for a little over a year. Aldrine has that rare ability to break down complex information into small bits, and then give us time to let us try out [...]
Thus far, my favorite album of 2012 is a yet-unnamed, yet-unreleased collection of seven songs by Richmond, Va., songwriter, bandleader and visionary Matthew E. White. Recorded in Richmond by a full house of horn and string players, singers, drummers, guitarists and bassists, White’s massive musical debut under his own name magnetizes elements of gospel, rock ’n’ roll, country, soul and show tunes into life-affirming pan-American glee. In the service of wise new songs about loving something in spite of the odds and living happily in spite of the struggles, choirs of voices erupt, lines of horns radiate, and rhythms march toward something better. On Thursday, Sept. 6, in Fletcher Opera Theater, White and about 40 musicians from Richmond will do something that they haven’t done before and will likely never do again: From the woozy slink of “Hot Toddies” to the Spiritualized-sized eruption of “Brazos,” they’ll perform these seven songs in their entirety as Matthew E.
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As part of the release of Digcast VI which focuses on NYC music, we are posting on each band in the podcast over the next five weekdays. In the spotlight today is Field Mouse , a four piece dream pop band with members Rachel Browne, Andrew Futral, Danielle DePalma and Geoff Lewit. As part of the release of Digcast VI which focuses on NYC music, we are posting on each band in the podcast over the next five weekdays.
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On the Philly rapper's first mixtape to reflect his heightened profile-- a collection featuring guest spots from Drake, Wale, Big Sean, Fabolous, and Kendrick Lamar, among others-- he doesn't so much step out of his own world as merge it with the one he's about to enter.