After playing Nashville’s Mercy Lounge the night before, the experimental folk trio Akron/Family stopped by the AS offices and cooked up a few tunes before hitting the road to Chicago. We loaned the band a couple of Taylor acoustic guitars and a Fishman Loudbox amp, and Nashville concert promoter Ryan Bruce managed to rustle up [...]

Akron/Family enchant the AS office with the song “River.” Recorded and mixed by Steve Martin. Video shot and edited by Ian Maravalli.

Akron/Family perform “Love And Space” from the EP Meek Warrior. Recorded and mixed by Steve Martin. Video shot and edited by Ian Maravalli.

Akron/Family perform “Canopy” for the AS office. Recorded and mixed by Steve Martin. Video shot and edited by Ian Maravalli.

Akron/Family perform a tune from the album “Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free.”

Get ready for The White Stripes 2.0. Jack White tells Vanity Fair that he and his “sister” Meg White will soon get to work on their next project, the followup to 2007′s blistering Icky Thump. “We thought we’d do a lot of things that we’d never done,” says White: “a full tour of Canada, a [...]

As a rule, Akron/Family are a band best kept in a state of flux.

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