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Normal History Vol. 819: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 819: The Art Of David Lester

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
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Tom Morello With Jackson Browne At The Hotel Café, Los Angeles, CA

Tom Morello With Jackson Browne At The Hotel Café, Los Angeles, CA

Tom Morello performed an intimate acoustic set at the Hotel Cafe in memory of Wayne Kramer of the MC5. Proceeds from
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Five Questions With Susan Cowsill (Cowsills, Continental Drifters)

Five Questions With Susan Cowsill (Cowsills, Continental Drifters)

Anyone who thinks of the Cowsills solely as the eternally sunny harmonists behind ’60s hits such as “The Rain, The
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Normal History Vol. 818: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 818: The Art Of David Lester

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Matt Pond PA's "Korea" Video

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Matt Pond PA’s “Korea” Video

After brief, somewhat ill-fated run as the Natural Lines, Matt Pond PA is back to its charming old self with
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Cracker's "Merry Christmas, Emily"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Cracker’s “Merry Christmas, Emily”

“Merry Christmas, Emily” ought to be a nice stocking stuffer for diehard Cracker fans. This hungover alternative to the more
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Nate Ostrander's "Lovers Will"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Nate Ostrander’s “Lovers Will”

You have to wonder whether Nate Ostrander would’ve permanently traded in his guitar for a riding crop if he hadn’t
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A Conversation With Kelly Willis

A Conversation With Kelly Willis

What I Deserve had the good fortune of arriving just as Americana was establishing itself as a marketable way to
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of MacGregor Burns' "Can't Go Back"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of MacGregor Burns’ “Can’t Go Back”

To survive in a city like Los Angeles, you have to be creative. To that end, MacGregor Burns has held
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Normal History Vol. 817: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 817: The Art Of David Lester

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Lovercolor's "New York Baby"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Lovercolor’s “New York Baby”

“When I first wrote the lyrics, it felt more like I was channeling something rather than deliberately sitting down to
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Live Review: Sturgill Simpson, Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 12, 2024

Live Review: Sturgill Simpson, Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 12, 2024

Like the very best bar band gigging for millennials chewing up mushrooms and guzzling strong fizzy water, Sturgill Simpson and
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Kappekoff's "Reliving The Past" (Feat. Busch)

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Kappekoff’s “Reliving The Past” (Feat. Busch)

Kappekoff’s Magnus Falkenberg first passed EDM muster in 2016, when his debut single, “All Day Long,” reached the second slot on
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Brother Elsey's "Silver Tongue"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Brother Elsey’s “Silver Tongue”

Brother Elsey’s Brady Stablein likes to think of “Silver Tongue” as a modest weapon in the ongoing fight against nihilism.
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Jaws Of Brooklyn's "Lie To Me"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Jaws Of Brooklyn’s “Lie To Me”

Jaws Of Brooklyn’s “Lie To Me” was built on a 109 BPM groove inspired by the Stevie Wonder classic “Signed,
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Phantom Sugar's "Punch Drunk" Video

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Phantom Sugar’s “Punch Drunk” Video

Repetition isn’t something Phantom Sugar’s Stevie Zita takes lightly. It’s a compelling common denominator in both “Punch Drunk” and the
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Thirsty Curses' "Bombs Away"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Thirsty Curses’ “Bombs Away”

Veteran producer John Agnello has done a bang-up job of capturing the guitar-fueled essence of a slew of bands over
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Live Review: The Necks, Berlin, Germany, Nov. 6, 2024

Live Review: The Necks, Berlin, Germany, Nov. 6, 2024

“‘Who won,’ I said, ‘the election?’” So sang D. Boon on “I Felt Like A Gringo.” By the end of
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Normal History Vol. 816: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 816: The Art Of David Lester

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
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Essential New Music: Cleared's "Hexa"

Essential New Music: Cleared’s “Hexa”

Cleared is a Chicago duo with fixed personnel but a morphing modus operandi. When Michael Vallera and Steven Hess started
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Five Questions With Adam Weiner (Low Cut Connie)

Five Questions With Adam Weiner (Low Cut Connie)

When I met Adam Weiner in 2007, the slicked-back singer and pianist was moving between New York City gay bars
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When We Vote, We Win!

When We Vote, We Win!

Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen and John Legend at the Liacouras Center, Philadelphia. Photos for MAGNET by Chris Sikich (top) and
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Jody Porter's "15 Minutes"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Jody Porter’s “15 Minutes”

Produced with former Twilight Singers drummer Bobby MacIntyre at his Mirror Recording in (now flood-battered) Asheville, N.C., “15 Minutes” is
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Live Review: T Bone Burnett, Philadelphia, PA, Oct. 30, 2024

Live Review: T Bone Burnett, Philadelphia, PA, Oct. 30, 2024

Without the ability to take photos, shine a phone’s light or document a moment beyond its present, T Bone Burnett’s
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R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania