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Recently Rhapsody teamed up with our friends at Om Records to present Soundcheck, a series of cool after-work shows featuring up-and-coming bands at a swank San Francisco hotel. It seemed like a good idea to interview all those bands on the hotel roof as well. Here, then, is our dispatch with indie-folk titans Thao & Mirah, who hold forth on the importance of beer in cooking, the beauty of San Francisco and how their distinct approaches to songwriting still somehow mesh perfectly (it involves “holding the door for each other”). Please also see our South Park Session on T&M, wherein we convinced them to do a concert for us in a park near our office. Enjoy.

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The power of one woman with a mic and a guitar is a force to be reckoned with. Now double that. Thao Nguyen (of The Get Down Stay Down) and singer-songwriter Mirah do just that on their debut, adding tUnE-yArDs' Merrill Garbus as producer for a trifecta of Bay Area female fierceness. The quirkier spots point to Garbus, like the clickety-clackety punch of opener "Eleven"; her eccentric touches balance beautifully with Thao's subtle grit and Mirah's softer inclinations. Whether they try on waltzing folk, sun-kissed acoustic, loopy pop or big-band jazz, it all fits like a glove. [Stephanie Benson]

Recently Rhapsody teamed up with our friends at Om Records to present Soundcheck, a series of cool after-work shows featuring up-and-coming bands at a swank San Francisco hotel. It seemed like a good idea to interview all those bands on the hotel roof as well. Here, then, is our dispatch with mellow, melancholy dance-pop crew Soulstice, on how things have changed since their last release (back when Napster was still around!), their favorite track on their new album and more. Enjoy.


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Recently Rhapsody teamed up with our friends at Om Records to present Soundcheck, a series of cool after-work shows featuring up-and-coming bands at a swank San Francisco hotel. It seemed like a good idea to interview all those bands on the hotel roof as well. Here, then, is our dispatch with Brooklyn dance-pop upstarts Body Language, wherein we discuss the phenomenon of Canadians getting down, how to master the glockenspiel, and the coming Billy Ocean revival. Enjoy.