
Tonight in Baltimore the Sidebar has Pete Yorko & The One Man Band along with the Lexington Arrows, Geisha Lightning, Buzz Deluxe, and The International Jet Set. In DC, the Black Cat has the wonderful Bon Iver and Bowerbirds while the Rock and Roll Hotel has Meredith Bragg, Justin Jones & the Driving Rain, Andy Zipf, and Olivia & The Housemates. Finally in Philly, Johnny Brenda's has Earlimart, Sunshine Recorder, and JJL while the Millcreek Tavern has The Spinning Leaves, Basementband, Gleason's Drift, and the Great Unknown. Photo by Rainbeau [...]

There's a great show tonight at the Galaxy Hut with DC's Paul Michel and Sad Crocodile. If you can't make it there, you should try to make the Black Cat in DC to check out electropoppers The LK with Meredith Bragg. That's all...hey it's Monday. mp3: The LK - Tandem Bikes --> website --> buy mp3: Meredith Bragg - Twin Arrows --> website --> buy

Jill Donenfeld interviews Meredith Bragg. Make sure you pick up Meredith Bragg's latest album, Silver Sonya, here . JD: So let's get to it! I had only loosely heard of you and then this sweet acoustic CD lands in my lap and I am blown away! MB: Oh, sweet! I am told I don't do enough PR. Sometimes I find it hard to talk about myself.I'm glad you like it. JD: Well, here's your interview, and we [...]

Bob Dylan, in his 2006 Rolling Stone interview , said "You do the best you can, you fight that technology in all kinds of ways, but I don't know anybody who's made a record that sounds decent in the past twenty years, really. You listen to these modern records, they're atrocious, they have sound all over them. There's no definition of nothing, no vocal, no nothing, just like -- static ." This quote has been used generously to make the case that modern mp3-ready music is manufactured for the undiscerning ear. Meredith [...]

If you're itchin' to get out of the house, show off those new threads, or spend some of that XMAS loot, then there are some dynamite shows to do that tonight. Here in Baltimore a great local band, Mary Nova, rock the Ottobar with Watch Man Walk, The Ghostwrite, and Balk. In DC, Meredith Bragg has a CD release show at the Black Cat with Paul Michel and label mate Danny Hue. Finally in Philly at the Khyber , Chris Fullerton folks it up a bit along with the bare bones [...]

December hasn't produced many albums this year, but there are a few worth noting. On the big name front, Wu Tang Clan finally released 8 Diagrams and members of Weezer and Radiohead released solo albums. On the more underground side of things, there were some good releases from The Dimes , Wakey ! Wakey ! , and DC's Meredith Bragg . Meredith Bragg Silver Sonya - " [...]

After some e-mail trouble, I've finally started to get through all the messages I've missed the last couple of weeks. Needless to say, I had quite a bit of music waiting for me, and I have now weeded out the ones I find worthy of posting. Enjoy! MP3: Black Lips - "Not A Problem" MP3: The Shondes - "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" [...]

Download: Meredith Bragg -- "My Absent Will" Download: Meredith Bragg -- "Twin Arrows" Silver Sonya is DC artist Meredith Bragg 's first solo record without his backing band, the Terminals. Late in 2006, Bragg met with Chad Clark (Beauty Pill, Smart Went Crazy) and T.J. Lipple (Aloha) at their studio, Silver Sonya, to discuss his plan for a solo record. The trio worked together on his last record, The Departures EP, which forged a strong friendship as well as a strong producer/artist relationship. If anyone was willing to [...]

Download: Meredith Bragg -- "My Absent Will" Download: Meredith Bragg -- "Twin Arrows" Silver Sonya is DC artist Meredith Bragg 's first solo record without his backing band, the Terminals. Late in 2006, Bragg met with Chad Clark (Beauty Pill, Smart Went Crazy) and T.J. Lipple (Aloha) at their studio, Silver Sonya, to discuss his plan for a solo record. The trio worked together on his last record, The Departures EP, which forged a strong friendship as well as a strong producer/artist relationship. If anyone was willing to [...]
Meredith Bragg got a PR boost with the November appearance of "My Absent Will" on NBC's Chuck, and this week sees his latest LP Silver Sonya in stores. This might be the D.C. artist's breakout disc, and we've got two...
Meredith Bragg has his solo debut album coming out on December 11th called Silver Sonya. I have had the pleasure of listening to the album its entirety, and I have to tell you that it is a solid record. Bragg's delicate voice whispers over the beautiful sounds of his acoustic guitar. My Absent Will Twin Arrows Meredith claims that he and the Terminals will be getting back to record more music together. In the meantime, we can sit back and enjoy some [...]
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Team Clermont maakt opnieuw promotie voor een prima artiest: Meredith Bragg uit Washington DC. Het is geen vrouw, zoals je misschien bij het lezen van de naam zou verwachten. Het nieuwe album van Bragg heet Silver Sonya. Hij heeft zijn backing band The Terminals dit keer thuisgelaten. Hoewel het album op den duur wel wat langdradig is, zijn de nummers stuk voor stuk fraai en intiem. MP3: Meredith Bragg - MyAbsent Will Meredith Bragg op MySpace [...]

Do you remember that Unplugged Series on MTV? They get popular artists to play an intimate acoustic show and talk about the songs, talk about life. In LL Cool J 's case he played unplugged, but still had huge chunks of deodorant plugged to his pit hair, but that's neither here nor there. Well, Meredith Bragg is back with a new record - Silver Sonya - and while I could call it his unplugged album, I'd rather call it his exposed record. Instead of creating pop masterpieces with his backing band the Terminals, Bragg recorded [...]