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#HotTakes | Week of 04.24.23

Songs that we think you should hear without all the pomp and circumstance. Element // OWO Summer in Sweden // Melanie MacLaren Run to the Moon // Beach Fossils Blue Over Blue // The Clientele Blue Over Blue // You Said Strange You Said Strange – Thousand Shadows Vol.2 · No Way Out I Like The Idea // David Borné To Be Without You // Ron Pope (ft. Ira Wolf & Robby Hecht) Fireworks // Joseph Out Of Phase // Tiny Ruins The Clutch // Palehound Forgiving Ties // Deer Tick On The Run // Robert Ellis Hinoki Wood //…

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#HotTakes | Week of 03.27.23

Songs that we think you should hear without all the pomp and circumstance. Watching The Credits // The Beths The Real Thing // Ron Pope Close Your Eyes // Robert Ellis Life Man // JFDR A Scorched Lament // Cinder Well Psychos // Jenny Lewis Middle Of The Morning // Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit They Wouldn’t Let Me In // Alex Lahey Diamonds In The Snow // Scott McMicken and THE EVER-EXPANDING Green Flash // Jobi Riccio (ft. Erin Rae) Faraway Skies // Dean Johnson Go Down River (Acoustic) // The Heavy Heavy Give Love // Matt Sucich

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#HotTakes | Week of 02.27.23

Songs that we think you should hear without all the pomp and circumstance. All of the Time in the World To Kill // The Milk Carton Kids Corners // Kassi Valazza Gene // Robert Ellis The Whole Bank // Linqua Franqa On A Beach // Hayden (ft. Feist) Man in a Balloon // Burds & Carroll Cheap Champagne // Wild Child Bennet // Blair Gun Sofa King // Royel Otis Everything At Once // Rodney Crowell (ft. Jeff Tweedy) Not Going Back // Cat Clyde Call Away // Gracie and Rachel Impurities // Arlo Parks I’m Yours // Daniel Rodriguez…

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HotTakes | Week of 02.06.23

Songs that we think you should hear without all the pomp and circumstance. Two Heads, Grey Mare // Cinder Well Oak Hill // TOLEDO Forget me Knots // Kendall Lujan Surprise // Thunderstorm Artis Goodbye Texas // Harriette Hot (Don’t Date A Musician) // Dream Wife Yesterday’s News // Robert Ellis More Than Fine // Savannah Conley Tears Run Dry // Abraham Alexander Things Are Gonna Change – feat. Lealani // Kid Koala Chet Baker // Esther Rose Over It // Matthew Logan Vasquez Even On The Worst Days // Mandi Mapes Halloween Store // Andy Shauf

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#HotTakes | Week of 09.14.20

Songs that we think you should hear without all the pomp and circumstance. Where To Go // SOFIA SOFIA · WHERE TO GO FLORIST // Ilithios Guess Again // Jeff Tweedy What’s The Deal? // The Nude Party Ain’t Gonna Be Lonely // BYFYN BYFYN · Ain’t Gonna Be Lonely Elijah // Hayley Thompson-King I Must Be in a Good Place Now // Robert Ellis First Yoke // Daniel Romano Stunned One // Fruit Bats Are We Alright Again // EELS Straws In The Wind // King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Turning Back // Ron Pope (ft. Emily Scott…

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2019 | Steve’s Best of the Year

Before we dig in, I wanted to express a humble thanks to you, dear reader, for following the adventures of the Music Savage gang on a weekly basis. We wouldn’t be doing this if it weren’t for you and your attention and love are truly appreciated. As the title of suggests, I’ve once again compiled a list of the albums that carried me through the year and laid them out—in no particular order—below. In an effort to not bore you, I’ve also used my beloved #50WordReview style to get you to the meat of the post faster while still being…

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Song of the Week | Robert Ellis – Everyone’s Gone To The Moon

The new WFMO X Music Savage Show “Song of the Week” spotlight shines down on the beautiful version of the classic number, “Everyone’s Gone To The Moon,” from Houston musician Robert Ellis. The single was released this week to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon launch which took place on July 16th, 1969. “Everyone’s Gone To The Moon” was written and recorded by UK musician Jonathan King in 1965 and has been performed by so many amazing bands/musicians including The Flaming Lips, Bobby Womack, Percy Faith, and many more. However, it was the Nina Simone version that…

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Photos | Robert Ellis + Ian O’Neil @ Great Scott

A night that begins with Ian O’Neil and ends with Robert Ellis in a tiny packed venue like Great Scott is all I could ever ask for a Sunday night (while Game of Thrones isn’t on yet) and hell if this night didn’t pay off in spades. Since I last saw Robert Ellis on the stage at Boston’s Great Scott last May, it seemed as though Texas Piano Man was an inevitability. During a set with Traveller, Fritz, Chisel and band would leave Robert some time alone to tickle the ivories, and put on his best Billy Joel. From that…

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#HotTakes | Week of 02.25.2019

Songs that we think you should hear without all the pomp and circumstance. Lincoln // Damien Jurado Upcoming Boston Area Show: Tuesday, May 14th @ Great Scott Everything I Like // The Suitcase Junket Upcoming Boston Area Show: Friday, April 5th @ The Sinclair UFOF // Big Thief Upcoming Boston Area Show: Sunday, October 3rd @ Wilbur Theater Show You What I Can Do // Royal Teeth (feat. Tunde Olaniran) Not Ready To Go // Diane Coffee Upcoming Boston Area Show: Wednesday, May 15th @ Sonia Rainbow Shiner // Ex Hex Now That I Found You // Carly Rae Jepsen…

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