"This record was just written for me to process — not for others to dissect," Dixon tells NPR of his 2021 album For My Mama And Anyone Who Looks Like Her.
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"When we experienced [the bike generators] for the first time in 2012, it rewired my brain in how I understand my use of electricity," says Illiterate Light member Jake Cochran, pictured.
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Blue Sprocket Pressing in Harrisonburg, Va. has brought a renewed capacity for manufacturing of vinyl records in the region.
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Vocalists Jillian Taylor and Hannah Taylor and guitarist Todd Fausnacht of Cosmic Guilt perform at True Hand Society in Philadelphia, Pa.
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe — the inspiration behind singer-songwriter Erin Dillard's Black Music City project — poses for a portrait holding a guitar in circa 1940 New York City.
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The Jerry Run Summer Theater in Cleveland, W.Va. opened its doors in 2003 and has been welcoming local performers ever since.
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Kathy Foster is a mainstay in the Portland music scene, having been a bassist for The Thermals and now the drummer for local punks Hurry Up.
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Steph Simon (pictured) and fellow rapper Dialtone were among the first artists contacted by Fire In Little Africa executive producer Stevie Johnson when he arrived in Tulsa in 2019.
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