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Newport Jazz Comes Back With a Bangnew

The biggest news made by the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals the past two weekends was that they happened at all.
Boston Phoenix  |  Jon Garelick  |  08-12-2009  |  Music

Utah Phillips, 1935-2008new

The singer, songwriter, activist, historian, storyteller and railroad tramp died last month at his home in Nevada City, Calif. Though he spent a lifetime imparting stories, songs and poems to the multitudes that came to hear him play, he took with him all the bits that never got written down -- what he referred to as "the long memory."
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Jeffrey Barg  |  06-03-2008  |  Music

Wimpy White Guys With Guitarsnew

At a German restaurant in Alameda, Calif., acoustic artists like Bart Davenport attempt to make their music heard above the roar of the crowd.
East Bay Express  |  Rob Harvilla  |  03-14-2005  |  Music

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