DigiVegas 111 - The States

Joining me this week is Brooklyn based Indie rockers The States. The States's razor-edged political rock has the uncanny ability to simultaneously sound like Radiohead, Led Zeppelin, and the front page of the New York Times. Their inventive songwriting has been featured on ESPN, VH1, and MTV, and it has also made them Winners in the 2008 International Songwriting Competition ("All the Salt in the Sea") and Grand Prize Winners in the 2007 John Lennon Songwriting Contest ("Black Jack"). The band's latest release, 2007's The Path of Least Resistance, spent 6 straight weeks on the CMJ Top 200. The States recently opened for Candlebox at Summerfest 2008 in Milwaukee, and they are currently working on their 3rd album with producer Chris Grainger (Wilco, Switchfoot).

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You can find The States at their WEB SITE or their MYSPACE PAGE

Path Of Least Resistance is available at

DigiVegas 110 - Carrie Rodriguez

My guest this week is Carrie Rodriguez. Originally from Austin, TX, now living in Brooklyn, NY, she began playing violin at the age of 5 simply to avoid taking naps. She has since graduated from the Berklee College of Music, and has travelled the world as a hired hand, and fronting her own band. She opened for Lucinda Williams earlier this year, and is scheduled to appear on Austin City Limits in late October, 2008. Listen to episode 110 of DigiVegas to hear tracks off her latest CD She Ain't Me.

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You can find Carrie at her WEB SITE or her MYSPACE PAGE.

You can find her music on

and at amazon.com She Ain't Me Seven Angels on a Bicycle

and some cd's with her and Chip Taylor

The Trouble With Humans Red Dog Tracks

Live from the Ruhr Triennale Angel of the Morning