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  Olivia Jean: The Night Owl Will Fly Into Houston

  February 7 at 4 a.m.

  Detroit’s musical history is one of the richest and most genre spanning stories in the world. From Motown to Madonna, something about the motor city has helped to produce some of the most influential and important sounds in music. Detroit native Olivia Jean is no exception, her sound is as...

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  Fania Records Reissues Serve Up Spicy Salsa

  January 17 at 4 a.m.

  For aficionados of Latin music in the 1960s and 70s, Fania Records was considered “The Motown of Salsa.” Based in New York, it was infused with that city’s rich makeup of Latin cultures and style. And while Fania was best known for bringing the dance-based salsa music to the world,...

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  30 Years Under The Big Top: Leftover Salmon Returns To Houston

  January 14 at 4:30 a.m.

  Doing anything for 30 years is no small feat, especially something like maintaining a band together and staying relevant. Leftover Salmon recently celebrated their 30-year anniversary with a New Years extravaganza, a book titled 30 Years of Festival! and a vinyl box set of all their albums titled 30 years...

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  Avoid The Malls: Local Record Stores Celebrate Black Friday

  Friday, November 29, 2019 at 5 a.m.

  Black Friday is unavoidable. Even for those who choose not to participate in the mass consumerism, the non stop marketing messages are sure to be received on some level. Black Friday may be the biggest shopping day of the year and the official kick off to counting down the days...

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  Felix Cavaliere is Still ''Groovin'"

  Friday, August 23, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  It’s exactly 50 years to the day of the opening of the Woodstock festival when Felix Cavaliere picks up the phone. He remembers that, while his NY-based group the Rascals were both from and in the region during those three days of “peace, love, and music,” his band would not...

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  Psychedelic Rock Unearthed in Poppies

  Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  Intended to replicate an LSD or mushroom trip—or as much at that’s possible with music—the Psychedelic Rock of the 1960s was definitely a distinct genre. Its laundry list hallmarks including swirling organs, freakish guitar solos, swooshing sound effects, and often non-linear (or nonsensical) lyrics. And lots about sunlight and daisies...