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Posts about studios, recording, sound gearhead stuff.
Hear Local Americana HWS Aired on KALX
Click the play button to hear tracks from the Brothers Comatose, Jim Kweskin & Meredith Axelrod, Easy Leaves, T Sisters and more which were aired during Hicks with Sticks’ latest session with DJ Meaty Paws on KALX, 90.7
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Music, Millennials and the Spotify Effect
What can music mean when anybody can access 30 million songs via a device the size of a pack of gum? No cover art, lyrics, liner notes, band members, instrumentation, songwriters’ names, or production credits: call it the Spotify Effect where
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Tip Jar Ethos — “You Can Take that $1.00 and… ”
Musicians are wondering what’s up when the tip jar gets passed and people who’ve been enjoying the show give nothing, or worse, a dollar. In 2017, there’s really no such thing as a free show,
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Up and Coming Bands: Mike Hellman, Hitch & Holler, Urban Outlaws and Court ’n’ Disaster
Here’s a rundown of four bands that are new to Hicks with Sticks: Mike Hellman Band, Hitch & Holler, Urban Outlaws and Court ’n’ Disaster. 2016 was a rough year for music with the
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