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Guitar sweat: Matt Charley and HAWKER review

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All blues: Adams Wilson and Son of Cormack review

Son of Cormack – I Love It When It Rains in Texas Genre: Singer-Songwriter, Southern Rock / Red Dirt, Alternative Rock Similar artists: Queens Of The Stone Age, The National, Gary Clark Jr Alternative musicians pride themselves on taking ordinary pieces of…