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While Bob Gibson’s recordings might appear to be run-of-the-mill folk to contemporary listeners, he played a significant part in popularizing folk music to American viewers in the 1950s at the start of the folk growth. His 12-string acoustic guitar style affected performers like Gordon Lightfoot and Harry Chapin; he was …

Portland, Oregon’s dark electro/synth pop duo Cup Candy morphed significantly during the period of their metered but magnificent advancement. The group started in 1996 soon after vocalist Ida No fulfilled maker/multi-instrumentalist Johnny Jewel when he was operating at an area supermarket. Early music through the music group went beneath the …

Following the demise of Heatmiser, his noted band with Elliott Smith, vocalist/guitarist Neil Gust formed the band Simply no. 2 in 1998. Two likewise seasoned musicians in the Pacific Northwest — bassist/vocalist Jim Talstra (Minus 5, Maroons) and drummer Paul Pulvarite (Atomic 61, Jr. High) — joined up with Gust …

Similar to Spitting may be the store for prolific vocalist/songwriter Ben Barnett. The entire year 2000 alone noticed four full-length produces from him; through Nothing at all IS PRACTICAL Without It, Aged Moon within the Hands of the brand new, You Secretly Need Me Dead, and something Hundred Dollar Space, …