Now & Then: The Jayhawks’ Sanctuary Park and the reach of Buffalo Springfield Again

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The Jayhawks have spent much of their career balancing country songwriting with a rock-band approach, and Sanctuary Park continues that tradition. That makes Buffalo Springfield Again a useful predecessor. The 1967 album mixed country instrumentation, folk-rooted harmonies and electric rock without treating those elements as separate styles. The Jayhawks work from a similar foundation, but with the benefit of decades spent refining their own version of it.

REVIEW: Woven Hollow “Figure of Light”

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Woven HollowWoven Hollow Figure of Light Glenwood Springs, Colorado-based indie-folk duo Woven Hollow recently released their debut long-player, Figure of Light. Woven Hollow is made up of Anna Murphy and Van Wampler, who began tracking the album in 2019. The pair explains, “The record has grown so much from what we originally set out to make. […]

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The Internet Erupts After Officials Rob Western Michigan Of One Of The All-Time Great College Football Upsets

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The Internet Erupts After Officials Rob Western Michigan Of One Of The All-Time Great College Football Upsets

What just happened? Did Michigan get a judge to add one second to the game? I’ll be honest, it’s been kind of an underwhelming week 1 of college football, with a ton of blowouts and not many marquee matchups. LSU versus Clemson was billed as the game of the week but so far Lane Kiffin’s team has absolutely dominated the other Tigers, and aside from Boise State giving Oregon a scare, most of the top 25 won their games in […]

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Dad Spent 30 Hours Getting a Tattoo To Match His Son’s Birthmark—and the Reason Why Will Make You Tear Up

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The tattoo took 30 grueling hours to complete, but the dad didn’t mind. Commenters on social media loved how heartwarming this was!

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