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The Sound of Blackbirds

We like to talk about music--mostly of the folk and acoustic variety--from our home bases in Urbana, Illinois; South Hadley, Massachusetts; Minneapolis, Minnesota; New York, New York; and Portland, Oregon. The name of the blog comes from a lyric written by Tracy Grammer, from her song "The Verdant Mile."

Monday, September 27, 2010

Some Good Reviews

Posted by Matt Winters at 5:53 AM
Catching up on some reading this morning, and I thought the following might be of interest:

1. Rhonda Vincent and the Rage perform on borrowed instruments at Joe's Pub in New York.

2. Anne Thomas Soffee gives the thumbs-up to Rob Sheffield's new memoir, Talking to Girls about Duran Duran.

3. Jazz legend Roy Haynes leads the way at Jazz at Lincoln Center.

4. Booking a music series with big names at a small venue among the redwoods. (This also is probably the only music series to host both Bert Jansch and Arcade Fire.)

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From June 1998 through May 2009, Matt Winters was the host of The Moonshine Show on WKCR-FM in New York City, a bluegrass and old-time radio program that has roots dating back to 1963. (From January 2002 through January 2007, he also was the co-host of Live from Miller Theatre, a program focusing on contemporary classical music.) He also was the manager of the Postcrypt Coffeehouse at Columbia University from June 1998 through May 2001. By day, Matt is a practicing political scientist, living in Urbana, Illinois.


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Jess Byers lives in Portland, OR where she runs Shining City Productions. She previously ran a concert series for the Missoula Folklore Society in Missoula, Montana, where she also hosted several radio shows (In Other Words and Morning Freeforms) on KUFM, Montana Public Radio. When she's not promoting music, she takes care of four amazing little girls, hangs out at the tea shop, and writes.

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