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2012

Kopecky Family Band - Artist To Watch December 2012

Kopecky Family Band - Artist To Watch December 2012
December's Artist To Watch is the Kopecky Family Band, one of the most exciting acts to come out of Nashville’s recent hotbed of indie music.
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David Wax Museum - Artist To Watch November 2012

David Wax Museum - Artist To Watch November 2012
November's Artist To Watch is the folk and rootsy rock band, David Wax Museum. They have elements of traditional Mexican Latin music and recently released a new album, Knock Knock Get Up.
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Lord Huron - Artist To Watch October 2012

Lord Huron - Artist To Watch October 2012
October's Artist To Watch is Los Angeles based Lord Huron and is the musical and visual project of Ben Schneider. Once a solo project and now a five piece, Lord Huron's mix of dreamy world influenced indie island pop and Graceland styled grooves.
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Delta Rae - Artist To Watch September 2012

Delta Rae - Artist To Watch September 2012
With their chemistry and history, the North Carolina-based group, Delta Rae began charming audiences from the Bay Area to the Mississippi Delta.
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Lianne La Havas - Artist To Watch August 2012

Lianne La Havas - Artist To Watch August 2012
London's new soul sensation is twenty-two year old, songstress, Lianne La Havas. She has an absolutely gorgeous and original voice, and an album of stellar songs, blending soul, jazz and folk
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Michael Kiwanuka - Artist To Watch June 2012

Michael Kiwanuka - Artist To Watch June 2012
Michael Kiwanuka combines roots and soul with such old-school, retro-sounding verve. He's released three EPs in the last year alone, including one that so impressed Adele, she invited Kiwanuka to tour with her!
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Polica - Artist To Watch July 2012

Polica - Artist To Watch July 2012
Minneapolis' Polica played SXSW in March. Urgent, original and genre defying, Polica are absolutely essential in 2012. Their debut album, Give You The Ghost was an XPN Featured Album of the Week earlier this year.
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JD McPherson - Artist To Watch May 2012

JD McPherson - Artist To Watch May 2012
Stemming from Oklahoma, roots rocker JD McPherson just released his highly anticipated Rounder Records debut album. His true-blue rockabilly combined with the classic rock sound that will satisfy any purist, packs a punch that leaves audiences enchanted.
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The Lumineers - Artist To Watch April 2012

The Lumineers - Artist To Watch April 2012

The band received rave reviews at SXSW this year; they also played the XPN Radio Day Stage from SXSW

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Good Old War - Artist To Watch March 2012

Good Old War - Artist To Watch March 2012

Good Old War is an indie-folk trio consisting of three Philly natives. Pulling from each of their surnames to create the band's moniker, these three friends and collaborators have created a great chemistry on stage and a knack for mesmerizing three-part harmonies.

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See Big Terrible and Ali Wadsworth celebrate Rotten City the North Star Bar tonight

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