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Videos of the Day – week of 2/4/19

2/4/19 – the North Carolina band Mandolin Orange has sold out much of their 2019 tour, including a show tonight at The Jefferson.  They just released a new album on Friday & here’s a live video for the 1st single.

2/5 – intense new video for the 1st single from HÆLOS’ upcoming album ‘Any Random Kindness’ out May 10

2/6 – you may know Leyla McCalla as the former cellist in Carolina Chocolate Drops…she released a new album a couple weeks ago called The Capitalist Blues & this song dates back to the early 1930s

2/7 – Carsie Blanton has a new album out next Friday & here’s the fun lyric video for the John Prine-inspired title track…

2/8 – Nashville singer-songwriter Adia (uh-DEE-uh, not AY-dee-uh like the Sarah McLachlan song) Victoria has her 2nd album Silences out 2/22, produced by Aaron Dessner of The National.  She kicks off her U.S. tour 2/19 in DC.

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