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Podcast Episode Summary
Blues-rock outfit, The Alabama Shakes, join David Dye this week. Singer Brittany Howard and company drew early acclaim from online critics, plus support from the Drive-By Truckers' Patterson Hood, who hooked them up with management. The Shakes no sooner released their debut EP than it was reissued on a major label, and now their first full-length, Boys and Girls, is due in April. In this interview, Howard talks about the band's beginnings, their rise to fame over the past year, and the music scene in their hometown of Athens, Alabama. And, plays live from the World Cafe in Philly.
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