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The State

Posted on Fri, Dec. 18, 2009 Easterling's star is rising By OTIS R. TAYLOR JR.
otaylor@thestate.com Angela Easterling, who will perform at The Opulent 'Possum on Saturday night, is far down the "Black Top Road" from where she was this ...
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Savannah Morning News

Article in Savannah Morning News, November 5, 2009 by Emily Goldman Americana roots musician Angela Easterling thinks music can create a shared experience. Easterling, who will perform at 7:30 p.m. during this month's First Friday for Folk Music, experienced how ...
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Vintage Guitar Magazine

Review in Vintage Guitar Magazine (will be published in Oct.09 issue) by Steven Stone If Steve Earle was reborn as a girl, he'd very likely be Angela Easterling. And Blacktop Road is her Guitar Town . She comes ...
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Country California

Review on Country California by C.M. Wilcox 10-01-09 There's an almost otherworldly quality to Angela Easterling's sophomore disc, a largely self-written Americana affair produced by singer/songwriter/sideman extraordinaire Will Kimbrough. BlackTop Road is soaked in an intelligence and far-reaching historical sense ...
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Spartanburg Herald-Journal

Spartanburg Herald-Journal Article by Dan Armonaitis 9-30-09 Upstate native Angela Easterling wasn't sure if she was making the right decision when she chose to move back to Greenville about two-and-a-half years ago. "After living in Boston and living in Los ...
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Americana UK

Review in Americana UK (9-08-09) Angel with wings

There's an innocence in her voice which matches the blond hair and blue eyes perfectly. But there's also an old head on young shoulders in her writing and on some of ...
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blogcritics.org

Ten reasons to listen to Angela Easterling: by Michael Bialas, blogcritics.org, 8-3-09 1. This is a road trip worth taking
BlackTop Road, Easterling's second album (not to be confused with "BlackTop Road," the single), doesn't fall conveniently into any one ...
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Country Standard Time

Country Standard Time review by Rick Cornell 8/09 When Angela Easterling prepared to record her sophomore record, her wish list for producers had one name in bold: Will Kimbrough. "We seem to have a very similar vocabulary musically," Easterling ...
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Smart Choice Music

Smart Choice Music (UK) July 14, 2009: Angela Easterling won the SCM 'album of the year' award at the end of 2006 for her CD Earning Her Wings - and became our very first 'Enjoy This CD or get ...
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Country Standard Time

Great music from Angela Easterling By Rick Cornell, July 2009 Country Standard Time Album: BlackTop Road
Home: Greenville, SC Musical Influences: Emmylou Harris, Johnny Cash, Indigo Girls, Neil Young, the Carter Family, Judy Garland Bio: Angela Easterling first ...
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Direct Current Music.com

June 29, 2009 Direct Current Music.com: "This is a very personal album for me," says Angela Easterling of her sophomore July 14 full-length BlackTop Road. "There is so much of my family in it. The themes are family and home ...
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From “BlackTop Road’ to Ardmore’s MilkBoy

From “BlackTop Road' to Ardmore's MilkBoy Wednesday, June 24, 2009 By Craig Ostroff
Managing Editor The price of progress can often be the loss of history.

In Greer, S.C., the fastest-growing area in the state, land is being taken ...
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