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Art-pop singer/songwriter George Usher was created in Cleveland, where his early demonstration recordings gained regional radio airplay even though he was even now in his teenagers. He had currently cut enough demonstration material to complete an excellent 30 albums before he relocated to NY in 1977, quickly developing the power-pop …

Melding pop, folk-rock, and alt-country sounds with quirky wit and an enthusiastic intelligence, the Schramms were the brainchild of gifted guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Dave Schramm, who debuted the group in 1987. Schramm, who acquired previously used Individual Switchboard and Jon Klages, still left Yo La Tengo in 1986, following …

While most widely known for his short stint being a guitarist with Yo La Tengo, Dave Schramm has silently developed a potent reputation among his fellow music artists among the most gifted and versatile music artists to emerge from the Hoboken/Manhattan indie rock and roll axis, mixing a folkie’s delicate …