Articles by Travis Richey

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  Tom Brosseau

  Empty Houses Are Lonely

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

  Adding a page to the new weird American songbook and echoing the reverberating vocal chords of Devendra Banhart is an easy way to draw atte...

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  Blair Combest

  Blair Combest

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

  This is Blair Combest’s follow-up to his 2003 debut, Prettier than Ugly. Though only in his 20s, Combest’s music sounds like that of a seas...

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  Jolie Holland

  Springtime Can Kill You

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

  Since the release of Escondia, Jolie Holland’s first studio release, some may have wondered if she would delve back into the murkiness of h...

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  David P. Smith

  Striving for a New Tomorrow

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2006

  It’s been a few years since David P. Smith threw his infamous Hurtin’ Dance Party, a bawdy and tumultuous gathering of lonely drunken souls...

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  Jay Crocker

  Melodies from the Outskirts

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2006

  It’s a stunning feat that captures jazz, blues, rock and soul in one fell swoop, but Jay Crocker executes it with ease. Perhaps best known...

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  Hem

  No Word from Tom

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2006

  Seven years ago, Dan Messé began weaving traditional and contemporary strands of American music to make something of his tastes and talents...

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  Ethan Azarian

  Cross'n Over

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2006

  It’s almost instantaneous. You can’t help but smile when you listen to this guy. Ethan Azarian, son of award winning children’s illustrator...

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  Martha Berner

  …This Side of Yesterday

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2006

  Chicagoan Martha Berner delivers a fine offering of songs in her solo debut …This Side of Yesterday Berner’s voice strikes a balance somewh...