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Joe Pug: 
Start Again

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Live and Breathing
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After dropping out of college the day before he was to start his senior year, he moved to Chicago and picked up the guitar he hadn’t played since his teenage years. The songs that he wrote would eventually become the “Nation of Heat EP”, a self-released gem that has gone on to sell over 20,000 copies. With no publicist and no access to radio, Pug decided to recruit his fans to help spread the word. He took his most popular songs, printed up CDs, and offered to send them free of charge to anyone who wanted to share his music with their friends. And share they did. The momentum attracted the attention of Nashville indie label Lightning Rod Records, who signed Pug and released his full-length debut “Messenger” in 2010.

Joe Pug: 
Disguised As Someone Else

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Live and Breathing
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After dropping out of college the day before he was to start his senior year, he moved to Chicago and picked up the guitar he hadn’t played since his teenage years. The songs that he wrote would eventually become the “Nation of Heat EP”, a self-released gem that has gone on to sell over 20,000 copies. With no publicist and no access to radio, Pug decided to recruit his fans to help spread the word. He took his most popular songs, printed up CDs, and offered to send them free of charge to anyone who wanted to share his music with their friends. And share they did. The momentum attracted the attention of Nashville indie label Lightning Rod Records, who signed Pug and released his full-length debut “Messenger” in 2010.

Joe Pug: 
How Good You Are

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Live and Breathing
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After dropping out of college the day before he was to start his senior year, he moved to Chicago and picked up the guitar he hadn’t played since his teenage years. The songs that he wrote would eventually become the “Nation of Heat EP”, a self-released gem that has gone on to sell over 20,000 copies. With no publicist and no access to radio, Pug decided to recruit his fans to help spread the word. He took his most popular songs, printed up CDs, and offered to send them free of charge to anyone who wanted to share his music with their friends. And share they did. The momentum attracted the attention of Nashville indie label Lightning Rod Records, who signed Pug and released his full-length debut “Messenger” in 2010.

thecitylights*: 
Insert Name NYC

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Live and Breathing
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thecitylights* are J Sam Bakken, David Gwaltney, and Chris Newton. Friends since elementary school, Chris and David started began making music together about their biology class in the 6th grade. After forming various bands throughout high school, the duo got serious and added latest addition, J Sam Bakken, whom David met while attending NYU Film school, and formed thecitylights*.

Recorded at the 2011 Rhythm N’ Blooms Fest.
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Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside: 
Fried Green Tomatoes

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Live and Breathing
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Portland-based Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside vigorously mines a sweet spot between modern and vintage. Sallie’s voice has elicited comparisons to classic jazz and blues icons, yet it is stoked with the fire of youth and rebellion, too, an instrument capable of conveying raw emotion and nuanced artistry in the same breath. Intertwining elements of swinging roots rock, country, jazz, and blues with a contemporary lyrical stance and Ford’s instantly recognizable voice, the quartet is steadily earning a growing following throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside: 
Against The Law

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Live and Breathing
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Portland-based Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside vigorously mines a sweet spot between modern and vintage. Sallie’s voice has elicited comparisons to classic jazz and blues icons, yet it is stoked with the fire of youth and rebellion, too, an instrument capable of conveying raw emotion and nuanced artistry in the same breath. Intertwining elements of swinging roots rock, country, jazz, and blues with a contemporary lyrical stance and Ford’s instantly recognizable voice, the quartet is steadily earning a growing following throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Robinella: 
Press On

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Live and Breathing
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From her unmistakable accent to her songs’ references to faith, family and the Appalachian landscape, Robinella could only have come from East Tennessee. Robin and former bandmate, Cruz Contreras, formed the core of Robinella and the CCstringband in the late 90’s. Robinella continues to make beguiling music that has no name. The acclaimed singer-songwriter has had folks struggling with descriptions as long as she has been making music. She has slipped in and out of genres ranging from bluegrass to jazz, always dodging labels.

Robinella: 
Man Over

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Live and Breathing
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From her unmistakable accent to her songs’ references to faith, family and the Appalachian landscape, Robinella could only have come from East Tennessee. Robin and former bandmate, Cruz Contreras, formed the core of Robinella and the CCstringband in the late 90’s. Robinella continues to make beguiling music that has no name. The acclaimed singer-songwriter has had folks struggling with descriptions as long as she has been making music. She has slipped in and out of genres ranging from bluegrass to jazz, always dodging labels.

Town Mountain: 
Junior Johnson

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Live and Breathing
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Hailing from Asheville, North Carolina, Town Mountain brings you hard-driving, no nonsense, foot stomping bluegrass mixed with slow country crooning and a honkytonk edge. With topics ranging from love lost and heartache to the weariness of a midnight drive across America’s heartland to politically charged topics that most steer clear of, they pretty much cover it all.

Michelle Malone: 
Flagpole

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Live and Breathing
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Armed with a bottleneck slide, blues harmonica, and her signature soul-filled vocals, Michelle Malone was born in the Deep South and grew up listening to her mother sing in the church choir every Sunday. When it came time to craft her own sound, she took those religious roots, blended in enough rock, folk, and blues to satisfy. The result is, Debris, a high-spirited stripped down blend of rootsy acoustic slide, gritty electric blues and explosive vocals that harkens back to the lost recordings of Bonnie Raitt, Lucinda Williams and The Rolling Stones.