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theatlantic:
The Geography of America’s Music Scenes
Numerous U.S. cities have staked claims as leading music centers. Seattle had its grunge, Chicago has electric blues, and Nashville its twang. Detroit was the birthplace of both Motown and the hard-edge distorted indie rock of The White Stripes. Austin has Stevie Ray Vaughn, Willie Nelson, and a host of legendary singer-songwriters. Then there’s of course New Orleans jazz, brass, and funk; San Francisco’s psychedelic sound; and the reverb-soaked rockabilly that is inextricably associated with Memphis’s Sun Records.
Read more. [Martin Prosperity Institute]
The surprise to us: Kalamazoo’s music scene is apparently very strong.
Nice to see Kalamazoo getting a shout out there. That’s awesome!](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8c852VTMN1qcokc4o1_1280.jpg)
The Geography of America’s Music Scenes
Numerous U.S. cities have staked claims as leading music centers. Seattle had its grunge, Chicago has electric blues, and Nashville its twang. Detroit was the birthplace of both Motown and the hard-edge distorted indie rock of The White Stripes. Austin has Stevie Ray Vaughn, Willie Nelson, and a host of legendary singer-songwriters. Then there’s of course New Orleans jazz, brass, and funk; San Francisco’s psychedelic sound; and the reverb-soaked rockabilly that is inextricably associated with Memphis’s Sun Records.
Read more. [Martin Prosperity Institute]
The surprise to us: Kalamazoo’s music scene is apparently very strong.
Nice to see Kalamazoo getting a shout out there. That’s awesome!
