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Farm Aid 2017: There’s a Warning Sign on the Road Ahead

ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN Words by Jason Gonulsen “Stop Factory Farms.” My first time in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, and that’s what I’ll remember most. Farm Aid was back for its 32nd year. I thought of that many times over the day: 32 years. Thirty-two. Wherever you walked inside KeyBank Pavillion, you met a person wearing … Read more

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[PHOTOS] Farm Aid 2019 at Alpine Valley

ALL PHOTOS BY CHRIS LAY Farm Aid 2019 landed in at Alpine Valley in East Troy, Wisconsin last weekend, and we had photographer Chris Lay there to capture all the action.  Farm Aid has always been festival dear to our hearts at Speakers in Code; the benefit show started in 1985 in Champaign, Illinois, striving … Read more

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Jam of the Day | The Wild Feathers – The Ceiling

They’ve toured with Bob Dylan and Ryan Bingham, and they’ll soon cut loose on the road with Willie Nelson and ZZ Ward (including a 10/14 stop at The Firebird). Not to mention slots at Summerfest, Forecastle Festival, and the Austin City Limits Music Festival. You could say Nashville’s The Wild Feathers have a few things … Read more

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Listen | Kacey Musgraves – Silver Lining

Photo by Sonya Jasinski Back in February, I traveled to Champaign, IL with my brother to witness this. We took his car, which also meant his music: The Essential Willie Nelson. Fine by me, considering that he was preaching Alan Jackson over Christmas. Next trip, though, I think we can meet in the middle and … Read more

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10 to Spin | Bear in Heaven

Bear in Heaven will be releasing their new album, I Love You, It’s Cool, on April 3rd via Dead Oceans/Hometapes. But, you can hear it now. Sort of. The trio from Brooklyn began streaming their latest finished project back on December 11th, only they slowed down the playback by about 400,000%, so all you’ll hear … Read more