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By Desire’ Moses In 2014, singer-songwriter Esmé Patterson released Woman to Woman, an album that unfolded like fan fiction, each song a response to famous songs about women, written from the woman’s perspective. She voiced Dolly Parton’s “Jolene,” Townes Van Zandt’s “Loretta,” Elvis Costello’s “Alison,” and even “Eleanor Rigby.” Her latest solo record, We…
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For over 15 years, Iowa alt-folk singer-songwriter William Elliott Whitmore has been churning out some of the most underrated, heartfelt, and powerful releases in the underground scene. Building a fanbase organically from touring and good old fashioned word of mouth, and aligning himself with the punk community, Whitmore has gradually grown to become a more broadly…
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Shakey Graves. Photo by Sundel Perry. Shakey Graves, Joe Sundell, and Esme Patterson Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN 10/16/14 Words by: Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto) Photos by: Shawn Jackson (Sundel Perry Photography) Nothing kicks a Thursday night into high gear like getting in to a SOLD OUT show, and this past Thursday at Mercy Lounge was…