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Elevaters Interview: SXSW 2010

Explaining what the Elevaters are not about is pretty easy. They've got nothing to do with John Tesh, easy listening or trips to the 21st floor. But getting at what exactly they are is a bit more difficult. The Los Angeles based band's genre-spanning sound might have something to do with it; It manages to be both completely accessible and ...

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The Invisible Interview: SXSW 2010

The Invisible are an exciting, relatively obscure and, at times, quite beautiful London-based trio. According to the hype that has accompanied the release of their Mercury-nominated debut, they have a superhuman knack for musical hypnotism and a sound that plays a freakish game of mix-and-match with George Clinton, Prince, Hot Chip and MGMT. ...

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Michael Feinberg Interview: SXSW 2010

Back in the day, jazz was the music the cool kids listened to. Sure, it's still cool. But between PBS documentaries and black-tie nights at upscale music halls, the genre's downtown following has moved on up. Cue Michael Feinberg, the 22-year old Atlanta-raised, New York-based composer and bassist giving classical jazz an indie makeover. Now, as he ...

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