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Through the wonders of Twitter and living in a city with one of the worlds best radio stations and record stores, the stars aligned for Root Down In The Shadow' s Dan McGurk to sit down with Gabe Simon of the Kopecky Family Band between XPoNential Festiva l and an in-store session at Main Street Music ! Now, just in time for Kopecky Family Band's return to Philly on November 23rd, at the TLA , the interview is ready to be watched.  Eight segments take fans along for the ride, that has been the musical journey of the Kopecky Family Band ! We're finally through the series.. The first seven segments can be found on YouTube:  "Mile Marker 1"        Mile Marker 3 "We're THE Kopecky FAMILY" Mile Marker 2 "Making It At Home In Nashville"   "When did you know" "This Is What It's All About"  Advice for Up & comers More Advice Here's the final segment: "Favorite Song of Kids Raising

Through the wonders of Twitter and living in a city with one of the worlds best radio stations and record stores, the stars aligned for Root Down In The Shadow' s Dan McGurk to sit down with Gabe Simon of the Kopecky Family Band between XPoNential Festiva l and an in-store session at Main Street Music ! Now, just in time for Kopecky Family Band's return to Philly on November 23rd, at the TLA , the interview is ready to be watched.  Eight segments take fans along for the ride, that has been the musical journey of the Kopecky Family Band ! We're nearly through the series.. The first six segments can be found on YouTube:  "Mile Marker 1"        Mile Marker 3 "We're THE Kopecky FAMILY" Mile Marker 2 "Making It At Home In Nashville"   "When did you know" "This Is What It's All About"  Advice for Up & comers Now.. 7 of 8....  "More Advice" Check back Thursday for th

Through the wonders of Twitter and living in a city with one of the worlds best radio stations and record stores, the stars aligned for Root Down In The Shadow' s Dan McGurk to sit down with Gabe Simon of the Kopecky Family Band between XPoNential Festiva l and an in-store session at Main Street Music ! Now, just in time for Kopecky Family Band's return to Philly on November 23rd, at the TLA , the interview is ready to be watched.  Eight segments take fans along for the ride, that has been the musical journey of the Kopecky Family Band ! The first five segments can be found on YouTube: "Mile Marker 1":                                                   Mile Marker 3 "We're THE Kopecky FAMILY" Mile Marker 2 "Making It At Home In Nashville"   "When did you know" "This Is What It's All About" AND NOW.... Part 6(of 8)   Advice for Up & Comers Check back throughout the month for more

Through the wonders of Twitter and living in a city with one of the worlds best radio stations and record stores, the stars aligned for Root Down In The Shadow' s Dan McGurk to sit down with Gabe Simon of the Kopecky Family Band between XPoNential Festiva l and an in-store session at Main Street Music ! Now, just in time for Kopecky Family Band's return to Philly on November 23rd, at the TLA , the interview is ready to be watched.  Eight segments take fans along for the ride, that has been the musical journey of the Kopecky Family Band ! The first four segments can be found on YouTube : "Mile Marker 1":                                                                          Mile Marker 3 "We're THE Kopecky FAMILY"                                                                               Mile Marker 2 "Making It At Home In Nashville"                                  "When did you know" AND NOW.... Part 5(of 8) 

Through the wonders of Twitter and living in a city with one of the worlds best radio stations and record stores, the stars aligned for Root Down In The Shadow' s Dan McGurk to sit down with Gabe Simon of the Kopecky Family Band between XPoNential Festiva l and an in-store session at Main Street Music ! Now, just in time for Kopecky Family Band's return to Philly on November 23rd, at the TLA , the interview is ready to be watched.  Eight segments take fans along for the ride, that has been the musical journey of the Kopecky Family Band ! Here are the first two segments:            "Mile Marker 1":                                        Mile Marker 3 "we're THE Kopecky FAMILY"       AND NOW.... Part 3(of 8)Mile Marker 2 - Making it in Nashville Check back throughout the month for more parts of the interview!  All eight will be revealed, leading up to the concert at the TLA on November 23rd! "When did you know"

Through the wonders of Twitter and living in a city with one of the worlds best radio stations and record stores, the stars aligned for Root Down In The Shadow' s Dan McGurk to sit down with Gabe Simon of the Kopecky Family Band between XPoNential Festiva l and an in-store session at Main Street Music ! Now, just in time for Kopecky Family Band's return to Philly on November 23rd, at the TLA , the interview is ready to be watched.  Eight segments take fans along for the ride, that has been the musical journey of the Kopecky Family Band ! If you haven't already watched Part 1, be sure to start here with :  Part 1 :  "Mile Marker 1" Gabe Simon of Kopecky Family Band! Check back throughout the month for more parts of the interview!  All eight will be revealed, leading up to the concert at the TLA on November 23rd! "Mile Marker 2 indications"   "When did you know" "This is what it's all about" "Advice

Through the wonders of Twitter and living in a city with one of the worlds best radio stations and record stores, the stars aligned for Root Down In The Shadow' s Dan McGurk to sit down with Gabe Simon of the Kopecky Family Band between XPoNential Festiva l and an in-store session at Main Street Music ! Now, just in time for Kopecky Family Band's return to Philly on November 23rd, at the TLA , the interview is ready to be watched.  Eight segments take fans along for the ride, that has been the musical journey of the Kopecky Family Band! Part 1 :  "Mile Marker 1" Gabe Simon of Kopecky Family Band Check back throughout the month for more parts of the interview!  All eight will be revealed, leading up to the concert at the TLA on November 23rd! "Mile Marker 1": "Mile Marker 3"  "Mile Marker 2 indications"  "When did you know" "This is what it's all about" "Advice for up & comers"

Finally, the 2013 XPoNential Festival is here! Arguably the best weekend of live music Philly has to offer, you need to be prepared. Rather than the typical blog post where one source tells you who to like for an upcoming fest, we at Root Down in the Shadow are going to take a different approach to giving you a listening guide to the artists at the upcoming fest.  I've asked my contributors and some of the festival artists for their views on who to see. Here's the results:  Aaron Brown of Aaron & the Spell (Wiggins Park- Friday 5:30)   Another band i'd like to see on the day I play : I'm actually pretty excited to see Michael Kiwanuka .  It's not because, he plays right after [Aaron & The Spell].  I saw him when he played at the Trocadero in the winter and I enjoyed the show.  I've been listening to Home Again , and really dig the title track Another band i'd like to see on Saturday or Sunday :  Wilco ! They play on Sunday and are on