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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Grace Morrison

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You might say Grace Morrison has a singular vision. “I live in Wareham, Massachusetts, which lovingly refers to itself as “The Gateway to the Cape,” she wrote by email. If you’re driving and see the Bourne […]

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Robert Scheffler

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Robert Scheffler once held a day job as a research editor and writer for Esquire Magazine, but there came a time to leave his position and get back to where it all began, writing songs and […]

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Rodeo Mouth

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Rodeo Mouth is a self-described acid americana band. Frontman and principal songwriter Paul Howard also portrays the outfit as gonzo alt-country rock and rollers. And he has also tried this one on for size: “If Bob […]

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: David Wilcox

January 14, 2026 Dean Nardi 0

David Wilcox isn’t just a singer-songwriter; he is a storyteller, and whether it’s over minimalist acoustic guitar or folk-inflected country, the narrative maintains the spotlight. Wilcox doesn’t just sing; he has an unmistakable smoothness that gives […]

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Sam Moss

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Sam Moss falls under the definition of troubadour. He has been a professional musician for fifteen years, most of it spent around the New England states. He now lives in Staunton, Virginia, but grew up in […]

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From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

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