Brian Palmer

Posts By Brian Palmer

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  Big Medicine Head

  When asked why Big Medicine Head keeps making music after all these years, Bob Gemmell, the band’s singer, lyricist and guitarist, sums...

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  Back to Basics

  Sans band, Drew Holcomb gets reacquainted with his music Drew Holcomb is not the man he was a few years ago. It’s...

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  Lara Price and the Velvet Plum Band

  Local singer Lara Price is constantly redefining herself as an artist. “I’m always trying to grow and evolve,” she says. “I feel...

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  Sasha Dobson

  For Sasha Dobson, the release of her new album, Aquarius, comes as a huge relief. “It’s a beautiful mountain to have crossed,”...

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  Love Eternal

  From 2003-2010, Love Eternal released a new album or EP on an almost annual basis, but the band has gone quiet since...

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  String Beings

  Kronos Quartet continues to broaden musical horizons at 40 For David Harrington, the 40 years he has spent as violinist for the...

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  Stormy Strong

  “My life has been extremely crazy,” Stormy Strong laughs. “I don’t know, maybe it has to do with my name!” The local...

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  Music Worth Cherishing

  Joanie Madden of Cherish the Ladies reflects back on the Celtic quintet’s 29-year career Joanie Madden—the flute and whistle player of arguably...

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  Michael Gaither

  “With any genre of music, no matter what side of the microphone you’re on, it’s connecting people,” says Michael Gaither. In an...

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  Back in Full Swing

  Cherry Poppin’ Daddies battle identity crisis and pigeonholing and come out on top Steve Perry, the lead singer of Cherry Poppin’ Daddies,...

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  The Matt Conable Band

  Matt Conable is a rare breed of musician. “I decided 20 years ago that I didn’t want to try and make a...

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  The Shapes

  When it comes to finding inspiration for their songs, Ashley Lloyd Thompson and Alex Thompson—who sing, write and play guitars in the...

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  Paying it Forward

  Pianist Benny Green wants jazz’s past to continue to inform its future I can honestly say I’m still learning.” Hearing such an...

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  North Pacific String Band

  Jeff Wilson, who plays banjo for North Pacific String Band, loves being part of original music experiences. “What I like about the...

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  Stranger than Fiction

  Memphis singer-songwriter, Amy LaVere, finds joy and humor in painful situations Producer Craig Silvey likely saved singer-songwriter Amy LaVere’s life a few...

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  Mark Twang

  Mark Twang plays a little bit of everything—rock, roots, jazz and bluegrass for starters—but so far they haven’t played much in public...

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  The Evolutionists

  Bluegrass band-turned-rockers embrace change, new challenges Kenny Feinstein, the multi-instrumentalist, singer and sole remaining founding member of Water Tower Bucket Boys, has...

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  Transoceana

  Danny Moriarty’s musical influences have been known to impact his life beyond his local rock band, Transoceana. “I went through two periods,”...

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  The Tilt

  Although Jesse Malley, lead singer of the outlaw country, blues and rock ’n’ roll band The Tilt, no longer lives in Santa...

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  Making Sense of Soul

  Allen Stone wants to give R&B back some of its depth Whether fairly or unfairly, R&B and soul music often get typecast....

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  The Driftless

  Megan Saunders and the rest of the members of The Driftless—Blair McLaughlin, Jeffrey Kissell and Rob Smith—love their band. “We have a...

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  Bryn Loosley

  Bryn Loosley is methodical when it comes to his music. “If you locked me in a room for two hours and told...

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  The Chameleon

  Stephanie Schneiderman’s music may be ever-changing, but her message remains constant Whether she is performing with the Portland, Ore.-based indie pop-rock band...

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  The Naked Bootleggers

  Thanks to Ona Stewart, guitarist and songwriter for Santa Cruz bluegrass/Americana band The Naked Bootleggers, you might have a secret life you...

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  Larry Hosford

  Larry Hosford has been making music since the 1960s, and the reason he keeps recording and performing after all these years is...

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  Steep Ravine

  Local bluegrass band Steep Ravine embraces a non-traditional sound

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  Steven Graves

  Local singer-songwriter Steven Graves was a land management consultant in Southern California for almost 25 years before he retired in 2011 to...

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  Tight-lipped

  Seattle band, Pickwick, leaves its songs open to interpretation Rarely does a band avoid putting an autobiographical slant on its music. But...