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The Fat Babies – Uptown
The mere announcement of a new Fat Babies album should inspire most readers of The Syncopated Times to run out and buy it. They are
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The Bratislava Hot Serenaders
I haven’t been this excited about discovering a new band in a long time. I mean T-shirts and bumper stickers excited. Part of my interest
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Susanne Ortner Trio: Last Stop Sehnsucht
I can thank drummer Hal Smith for sending this great little album my way. Without his endorsement I might have easily skipped over it in
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Funkrust Brass Band: Bones and Burning
The Funkrust Brass Band is a 20-piece “post-apocalyptic disco-punk brass band playing all original music with megaphone vocals, heavy tuba bass lines, thundering percussion and
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Russell Welch – Acetate Sessions
Russell Welch is a name that comes up again and again as I explore the new crop of New Orleans musicians. I’m delighted to cover
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Selfie by Tim McInnes
At 62 Tim McInnes felt pursuing his musical ambitions had become now or never. He revisited his childhood Schaum method piano training and began to