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250 Word Album Reveiw: Barry – Yawnin’ In The Dawnin’

Posted on August 16, 2011 by VocalsOnTop

Barry is a band of three brothers. They crank up a smooth acoustic sound on their debut 7-song EP Yawnin’ In The Dawnin’. The band is a labor of love for the Barrys, even overcoming an age difference of about … Continue reading →

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2011 Farm Aid 26 in Kansas City, KS setlists

Posted on August 15, 2011 by VocalsOnTop

Willie Nelson(with a lot of help) setlist: Whiskey River Still Is Still Moving Texas Flood(Lukas) Fathers and Mothers(Lukas) Kansas City Good Hearted Woman Mama Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys Write Your Own Songs Will the Circle … Continue reading →

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Concert Review: Farm Aid 26 at Livestrong Sporting Park in Kansas City, KS on 8/13/11

Posted on August 14, 2011 by VocalsOnTop

Concert Review: Farm Aid 26 / Livestrong Sporting Park / Kansas City, KS / 8/13/11 So the Farm Aid lineup for the Kansas City show was good. A lot of big names that demand high ticket prices all lumped together … Continue reading →

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Jakob Dylan 2011 Farm Aid setlist

Posted on August 14, 2011 by VocalsOnTop

6th Avenue Heartache Sleepwalker Nothin’ But The Whole Wide World God Don’t Make Lonely Girls One Headlight What’s So Funny About (Peace, Love and Understanding) (Elvis Costello cover) All songs were acoustic with Rami Jaffee on Keyboards. Read the review … Continue reading →

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Neil Young Farm Aid 2011 setlist

Posted on August 14, 2011 by VocalsOnTop

Comes A Time Sugar Mountain Long May You Run Peaceful Valley Boulevard Love and War Heart Of Gold Neil Young performed the show solo acoustic. Read the review here.

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250 Word Album Review: The Melismatics – The Acid Test

Posted on August 12, 2011 by VocalsOnTop

The Melismatics are a punk/power-pop band from Minnesota. They are a high energy group that is still very young and wear their influences on their sleeves. Being from the Midwest doesn’t stop them from having an attitude of a band … Continue reading →

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250 Word Album Review: The Old 97’s – The Grand Theatre Volume 2

Posted on August 4, 2011 by VocalsOnTop

This is an interesting album by the Old 97’s. It is the second installment from the Grand Theatre volumes they released and it plays like it. It seems almost as if it is an extension of the slightly better Volume … Continue reading →

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Lyric of the Day: Old 97’s – Lonely Holiday

Posted on August 2, 2011 by VocalsOnTop

“I’ve thought so much about suicide, parts of me have already died.” From “Lonely Holiday” by the Old 97’s, from the 1999 album Fight Songs; written by Rhett Miller

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250 Word Album Review: Queens of the Stone Age – self titled

Posted on August 2, 2011 by VocalsOnTop

So Queens of the Stone Age’s self-titled first album from 1998 has been out of print for almost as long as it has been out. The record was long considered to be a extremely solid album but remained unavailable because … Continue reading →

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250 Word Album Review: David Lowery – The Palace Guards

Posted on July 27, 2011 by VocalsOnTop

David Lowery has made music for over 25 years before releasing his first solo album in February of 2011. His main bands, Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven have amassed massive amounts of songs before Lowery decided to attach these 9 … Continue reading →

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