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(Man/Miracle, “Up,” Live at eMusic Lunch in Austin))

As you may have heard, eMusic had a little showcase in Austin where we announced our new Access and Rewards program and also spotlighted our amazing Selects bands, Man/Miracle and Hurray for the Riff Raff. To say that they were great would be an understatement. Man/Miracle’s brand of hyperactive post-punk blew minds. I wasn’t sure they’d be able to pull off the Afropop-inspired interlocking guitar lines live but, man oh man, was I ever wrong. You can see their phenomenal version of “Up” above.

And Alynda, as always, was spellbinding. Working through a combination of songs from both her Selects album Young Blood Blues as well as its predecessor, It Don’t Mean I Don’t Love You, her voice raised gooseflesh and her banjo playing was hypnotic. A video of “Slow Walk” is below.

For more performances from our showcase, be sure to visit our YouTube page.

(Hurray for the Riff Raff, “Slow Walk,” Live at eMusic Lunch in Austin)