2013

Pacific Air

It never works this quick for most bands, but somehow brother Ryan and Taylor Lawhon made the record deal thing happen pronto.  In March 2012, the Lawhons uploaded three original songs to a Bandcamp page under their initial moniker KO KO, the name of a boat they considered buying in the Newport Harbor. They had tracked the music on a laptop in the bedroom of their home, utilizing everything from guitars and bass to keyboards, synths, and organ.  Growing up on their mother’s eclectic taste in new age music, it’s no surprise that the brothers captured their sound as more organic than outrageous.

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HT’s Most Anticipated Albums of 2013

In recent years, as “Best Of” lists have proliferated and inched ever earlier into the fall,  fourth quarter album output has borne little fruit. This year in particular, it felt

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Widespread Panic Returns To The Road

When it was revealed that Widespread Panic would be one of the headlining acts at the 10th installment of the Wakarusa Music Festival this spring, it seemed like only a

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Video: Ava Luna – Ice Level

Ava Luna, a soulful indie big band from Brooklyn, popped up on our radar this past year when they landed the cover of the print edition of Deli Magazine here

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