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Ben Reddell Band – ¡LA Baby!
Texas native-turned-Angeleno Ben Reddell honors both his adopted city and his homeland of Texas on his EP, LA Baby, out today. LA has a storied history of honky tonks, but unfortunately, few of the historic ones are still operating. However, one person is responsible for keeping that outlaw spirit alive and well in California and that’s Ben who hosts and organizes the Grand Ole Echo, originally founded by Kim Grant. As well as being a community leader, promoter and preserver of Western musical ephemera, Ben has last released EP with his band in 2012 but has been plenty busy since…
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Trummors – Dropout City
Dropout City is the fourth album by Trummors. The band consists of Anne Cunningham and David Lerner, who share songwriting duties, and call on an assortment of musical friends that vary from album to album to make the true desert music they’ve become known for. Blending the best sounds from psychedelic music, country-rock, and folk rock, Trummors’ Dropout City is a tour of all the best parts of Americana, with songs that clearly nod to their homes both past and present. The band formed in Brooklyn before making their way to Woodstock, finally adopting the hometown of Taos, New Mexico,…
