Karl Straub Alexandria, Virginia
KARL STRAUB writes music the way birds build nests, throwing together something sturdy from whatever detritus is lying
around. Bubblegum pop, Charlie Parker, Merle Haggard and Bob Wills, Rodgers & Hart, psych fuzz, the Dolls and Velvet Underground, etc.
Straub basically uses two approaches when he writes lyrics— storytelling and impressionism.
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