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DIVINE CIRCLES Spreads Their Ethereal Dark Folk Across The US

3rd May 2014 Lee Edwards Divine Circles, Elisa Faires, Meghan Mulhearn, News, Oblivion Songs, Paradigms Recordings, US Tour 2014, USX

USX violinist, Meghan Mulhearn’s heady solo outing, DIVINE CIRCLES, is currently spreading their ethereal dark folk across the US on

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DIVINE CIRCLES: Solo Offering From USX String Contortionist Streaming In Full At A.V. Club

4th April 2014 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Divine Circles, Meghan Mulhearn, News, Oblivion Songs, Paradigms Recordings, The Onion A.V. Club, USX

DIVINE CIRCLES is USX violinist, Meghan Mulhearn’s eclectic solo endeavor. Notorious for pushing the limits of orthodox string-playing in an

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DIVINE CIRCLES: Pitchfork Premieres New Track From USX String Contortionist’s Solo Debut

25th January 2014 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Divine Circles, Meghan Mulhearn, Midwest, News, Oblivion Songs, Paradigms Recordings, Pitchfork, USX

Pitchfork kicks off your weekend in style with a premiere of “Midwest” from DIVINE CIRCLES’ debut offering, Oblivion Songs. DIVINE

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USX To Tour Southeast US With Fellow Appalachian Act Generation Of Vipers This Week

16th July 2013 Lee Edwards Generation Of Vipers, Neurot Recordings, News, The Valley Path, US Christmas, USX

Appalachian masters of dark psychedelia, USX, will take to the road this week for a run of shows through the

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Nate Hall To Perform Solo At Roadburn Festival 2013

5th March 2013 Lee Edwards Cul de Sac, Nate Hall, News, Roadburn, Roadburn 2013, Roadburn Festival 2013, Tilburg, USX

Walter & Co are excited to announce that Nate Hall (USX guitarist / vocalist / wordsmith) will bring his songs

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USX: Psychedelic, Blues Rock Conjurors Unleash New Video Via Metal Injection

24th October 2012 Lee Edwards Metal Injection, Neurot Recordings, New Video, News, USX, Wolf On Anareta

The good folks at Metal Injection offer up the exclusive video premiere of “Wolf On Anareta,” from psychedelic, Appalachian blues

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Nate Hall ‘A Great River’ CD/Digital 2012

21st June 20122nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2012, A Great River, Acoustic, Atmospheric, Blues, CD, Digital, Folk, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Nate Hall, Neurot Recordings, Review, USX

Understandably heavily associated with its founding members bands Neurosis and Tribe Of Neurot, Neurot Recordings has quietly (well maybe not

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NATE HALL: Debut Solo LP ‘A Great River’ From Founding USX Guitarist Out Now

10th May 2012 Lee Edwards A Great River, Album Launch, Nate Hall, Neurot Recordings, News, Out Now, US Christmas, USX

A Great River, the debut solo album from doom/psyche masters USX’s founding guitarist NATE HALL, is out now via Neurot

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U.S. CHRISTMAS To Reissue Debut On Vinyl Via Play The Assassin

4th April 2012 Lee Edwards Bad Heart Bull, New Vinyl Details, News, Play The Assassin, Reissue, US Christmas, USX

New Jersey-based indie imprint Play The Assassin will issue Bad Heart Bull, the debut release from Appalachian doom folksters, U.S.

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NATE HALL: Exclusive Track Premiere Hosted By Cvlt Nation

31st March 2012 Lee Edwards A Great River, Cvlt Nation, Exclusive Audio Stream, Nate Hall, Neurot Recordings, News, The Earth In One Cell, USX

Cvlt Nation is hosting an exclusive track premiere of “The Earth In One Cell” from USX mastermind NATE HALL. Following

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NATE HALL: Track From USX Creator Streaming At The Obelisk

14th March 2012 Lee Edwards A Great River, Audio Stream, Kathleen, Nate Hall, Neurot Recordings, New Album Details, News, The Obelisk, Townes Van Zandt, US Christmas, USX

Following several lauded LPs released through the Neurot Recordings, this May founding USX vocalist/guitarist NATE HALL will unveil his first

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