In 2017, celebrated Malian Wassalou singer and activist Oumou Sangaré released Mogoya, her first new album since 2009. During the intervening eight years, she’d largely stepped away from the spotlight to pursue a variety of business ventures, including establishing agricultural projects, opening a hotel, and launching a new car, the Oum Sang. For Sangaré each […]
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Vivian Girls singer Cassie Ramone headlines a mellow night of solo sets at the Owl
The night also includes sets from three local singers.
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12 O’Clock Track: The whispery cabin folk of Ty Maxon’s “To Theoda”
Today’s 12 O’Clock Track is Ty Maxon’s “To Theoda,” from his album Calling of the Crows.
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12 O’Clock Track: A stripped-down demo medley of three Guided by Voices classics
Today’s 12 O’Clock is an excellent acoustic demo of some of GBV’s best songs.
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Scott Kelly and Bruce Lamont play “Cortez the Killer”
The unlikely duet that closed last Wednesday’s Empty Bottle show
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Ali Farka Toure
In Mali, when a family loses a child, by custom they give the next baby an unusual nickname. Ali Toure’s mother had borne nine boys who died in infancy, so when she had her tenth she called him “Farka,” which means “donkey.” And the young Ali did turn out to be stubborn, bucking his country’s […]