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Taking an early on inspiration of classic country that appears up to Johnny Funds and Hank Williams, Jeff Smith grit of dirt road Americana captured the experience of small town innocents. Using the support of people from Mary Chapin Carpenter’s support band, Acetate Information debuted Smith’s first record in 1996. …

The oddball indie-funk collective Dub Narcotic AUDIO SYSTEM was spearheaded by vocalist Calvin Johnson, the former frontman from the renowned Beat Happening along with the founder from the famed K Information label. Named honoring Johnson’s very own Olympia, WA-based cellar studio room Dub Narcotic, the task was started in 1994 …