This is Celia Hirschman with On the Beat for KCRW. Have you ever wondered what makes a music scene thrive? Think back to Seattle during the grunge period, or the punk movement in New York's Lower East ...

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Floppy disks are facing extinction, but musicians are still pumping out DIY music projects. Floppy disks are facing extinction, but musicians are still pumping out DIY music projects. The first ...

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Mitch Baranowski grew up in the Dallas area. He, like most fortunate souls, was around for the Deep Ellum heyday, when the Old 97’s played at Adair’s Saloon in the ‘90s. But he, like most unfortunate ...

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