For the members of newgrass quintet Packway Handle Band, the business of being a band has been a true labor of brotherly love. Most of the members grew up together. They’ve toured under the Packway moniker for nearly nine years. They’ve been on the road full-time since 2006. They even sing and play on the same microphone. But where other bands might crack under the pressure of too-much-together-time, the quintet is lucky enough to (mostly) get along, even under the most strenuous of circumstances.
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He’s done it before. Pun-intended rapper Sage Francis employed Will Oldham in 2005 to help out on the song “Sea Lion.” An unlikely duo? Perhaps. But nowadays indie rappers and rockers are slowly becoming BFFs.
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In a town known for its music, there should be a focus on teaching the kiddies the musical ropes. And of course, Athens is not one to let the small ones down. The Boy’s & Girl’s Club in Athens is starting a new music program.
“Day N’ Night” is what one would deem a ‘played out’ song. The radio waves caught the tune in its track-repeating clutches, and it automatically reserved itself in the back catalog of great songs that were beat into our heads until we despised them. Maybe your sentiments are different, and for Kid Cudi’s sake, hopefully that is the case.
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