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Artists Picking Artists: Salti Ray

Brett Barest In last week’s edition of this column I mentioned that Kelly Jo and/or Phat Lip were frequently finding a place on artists’ list, which is part of what prompted me to reach out…

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Artists Picking Artists: Dr. LuvBeatz

Brett Barest My plan for this past Sunday was to sit in my backyard with a cold beverage and The LOZ Band’s LionzFest streaming on my phone or laptop. Before I could do that, however,…

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Artists Picking Artists: Vilai Harrington

Brett Barest When we first imagined this series I knew that I would be asking Vilai Harrington for his contribution and, frankly, I am not sure how it took so long to get here. I…

Artists Picking Artists: Jon Rasmussen

Brett Barest When this series started six weeks ago I knew I wanted to make sure each week’s featured artist would bring a completely different perspective to the table. For the most part, I feel…

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Artists Picking Artists: John Durham

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Brett Barest When I started writing this “Artist Picking Artists” series, I knew I would be reaching out to John Durham at some point, for a whole host of reasons. His work with The…

Pauley Francisco AKA $hiva

Artists Picking Artists: Pauley Francisco AKA $hiva

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In the first three editions of this series we have covered the local Americana, indie rock, and metal scenes in some detail but have only begun to scratch the surface of what the Upstate…