Album Review: Low Roar

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Since I don’t like making erroneous statements when I write reviews, this is what I found on the Tonequake Records website describing Low Roar: “Low Roar is Ryan Karazija.  Ryan Karazija is Low Roar.  Ryan moved to Iceland, the winter was dark, and this is what happened!” Before I looked at this, I thought of

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Back to School: An Interview with Lady Danville

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Following their show at UCLA, I sat down with Lady Danville’s keyboardist Michael Garner to learn a little more about the band.  We chatted about their hometown of Danville, California, the goofiness of Ben Folds, celebrity doppelgangers, a particularly inspiring mysterious-hippie-kindergarten teacher, and the ups and downs of going on the road.  An amicable and

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NOTAR Claws Through The Hype

Adam Duritz isn’t a name usually associated with hip-hop music. But surprisingly enough, the Counting Crows front man’s Tyrannosaurus Records recently signed an artist who transcends the music he is affiliated with. Enter NOTAR (aka Mike Notar). The New Haven, Connecticut-born and Brooklyn-based hip-hop artist is one of a select few signed to the label.

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