Old Hollywood Spotlight: Carmen Miranda

While Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers charmed audiences across the globe with their silver screen dancing, Brazilian dancer Carmen Miranda wowed people with her colorful performances. Since the 1940s, Hollywood cinema has been fruitful with a variety of stars, but there hasn’t been another dancer like Miranda. The Brazilian native wore extravagant costumes, danced the samba, sang, […]

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Victor Whiskey by Emily Ward

His mother laughed during labor, breathless, hair plastered to her slick forehead, and blessed his father for the cowl. He grew up in hand-me-down boots. One glance from him was like a gust of wind, knocking you off-balance and blowing your parka wide open. Seven saw him carrying mushrooms, tomatoes, and bread for his mother, […]

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Your Next Favorite Band: Irene Diaz

Southern California singer/guitarist/pianist Irene Diaz has a voice that puts a modern twist on that classic jazz-y, blues-y sound. Her songs are full of emotion and make you empathize with things you’ve never previously felt yourself. She can border cutesy in a way that never crosses into novelty, and instead she maintains a genuine authenticity. I got […]

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Your Next Favorite Band: Kilo Tango

From North Florida comes a half-modern, half-retro sound from surf rocker Katie Mitchell — a.k.a. Kilo Tango. With her music, Katie manages to exact the science of laid-back urgency. The smooth, bouncy beats take the songs forward while her dreamlike vocal melodies bring them back down. This intriguing combination makes you want to listen over […]

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