5 New Bands at Voodoo Music Festival Day 2

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New Orleans – Temperatures climbed to record highs on the second day of the 2016 edition of New Orleans’ Voodoo Music Festival, parching the ground and the collective thirst of the thousands of patrons that flooded through the gates to celebrate the central point of the event. While most of the attendees seemed to flock

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Shakey Graves Wins Emerging Artist Of The Year Award

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Los Angeles – Shakey Graves, the name musician Alejandro Rose-Garcia performs under, took home the Emerging Artist Of The Year award at Americana Music Association’s 14th Annual Honors & Awards,.  Shakey Graves also performed his song “Dearly Departed” at the ceremony. Almost a year since the release of the album, the awards ceremony marked another high

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Shakey Graves Announces Fall Headlining Tour

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Los Angeles – In the wake of breakout performances at Sasquatch and Bonnaroo and with sets at Newport Folk, Lollapalooza, Outside Lands, and ACL still on deck, Shakey Graves’ non-stop tour schedule grows even further with the announcement of more headlining dates this fall. Fondly dubbed “The Die Hard Tour” by Alejandro Rose-Garcia (aka Shakey

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4 New Bands at Bonnaroo: Day 4

MO at Bonnaroo by Sarah Hess

Manchester Tennessee – The final day of Bonnaroo was a slow, hot one. People moved at a snail’s pace. The sun burnt shoulders, arms, and noses. Dust blew in every direction. But despite it all, good vibes and happiness seemed to spread through Centeroo, especially over at the waterslide. Bonnarooians soaked up all they could,

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Shakey Graves Mesmerizes Manhattan

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New York – Friday night’s Shakey Graves performance in Manhattan was wonderful and wild, and welcomed the weekend with a bang. The indie musician played in support of the mega-beloved blues-rock outfit Tedeschi Trucks Band, and the turnout was awash in blues fans of all generations. On stage, Alejandro Rose-Garcia is a lit stick of

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Shakey Graves – ‘And The War Came’

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Brooklyn – Shakey Graves is the moniker of Alejandro Rose-Garcia, a born-and-raised Texan whose auditory personality is as large as his native state. His new record, and sophomore endeavor, And The War Came, is scheduled for release on October 7 via Dualtone Records. Those in the know have waited expectantly for this second effort to

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