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We highlight yet undiscovered artists — musicians, photographers, visual artists, writers — and provide you with:

  • Links to the artist's works and web site
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This Month's Features Artist for Commuter Length Cuts from Neighborhood Talent Music – local talent in art, film, literature, music, poetry & more

Comm-Cuts #2

New, little known music, just right for your commute.

The first cut is from the late Eric Carroll. At Da Doc shows Mr. Carroll at his Bowie best. Or is it Talking Heads? Or is it Chris Isaak? At any rate, it is unique.

Eric Carroll played Southern California. This second cut is from a Washington, DC band, The Dullards. This song, Willard’s, is some fine roots rock.

The final song in this Comm-Cuts selection is One More Tonight by some Nashville guy. It won the Gold Ribbon from Paramount Music.

Listen to "At Da Doc" from Eric Carroll Listen to "Willard’s" from The Dullards Listen to "One More Tonight"

This Month's Features Artist in Print from Neighborhood Talent Print – local talent in art, film, literature, music, poetry & more

This is the first in our Comm-Lit series of downloadable commute-length stories. Please check out the free excerpt, and if you are intrigued, please download the story.

Each story in the Comm-Lit series is 15-30 minutes, about the length of the average commute to work or school.

David Brooks

Sunset over Mt Isa from the City Lookout from walkabout.com
Sunset over Mt Isa

This inaugural story, Dead in Mt. Isa, was written by Northern Virginia native David Brooks. Mr. Brooks grew up near Mount Vernon, and still has family in Alexandria. He now lives in New Hampshire where he is an editor and writer for the Nashua Telegraph. Mr. Brooks writes the newspaper's science column and blogs at Granite Geek.

This story is one of Mr Brooks' pieces of fiction and is based on his experiences traveling Australia. If you are interested in purchasing this story, please click on INFO and then ORDER and we will notify you when it is available.

Learn more about David Brooks Listen to excerpt from "Dead in Mt. Isa" by David Brooks

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This Month's Features Artist in Visual Arts from Neighborhood Talent Visual Arts – local talent in art, film, literature, music, poetry & more

Pat Jesten

Yellow Flower by Pat Jesten
Yellow Flower
by Pat Jesten

Pat Jesten has been interested in photography since she was a little girl. Her grandfather owned a photography studio in Grenada. After smelling all of the chemicals in her Grandfather's studio, she was "captured." She has been taking photographs ever since.

Pat offers a peek at her collection of photographs from people and animals to nature and outdoors. Her art work highlights her dedication to the subject and her attention to detail. Her fealty to color, as emphasized in her gallery of flowers, was a driving force to feature Pat Jesten on Neighborhood Talent.

Learn more about Pat Jesten Visit the Pat Jesten gallery at Pixie Memories

This Month's Features Artist in Music from Neighborhood Talent Music – local talent in art, film, literature, music, poetry & more

Free Money

A band with an edge.....

Free Money
Free Money

With the advent of its first full-length CD, Lunar Wars, the Oakton band Free Money kicked off its campaign toward notoriety with an appearance at Vienna's Jammin' Java. This band is doing it up right — you can get to their material through iTunes and CDBaby. Read more...

The band members bring experiences from different genres and craft a unique and powerful sound. Listen to the cut "In Lara's Eyes" from Free Money's Lunar Wars with this free download.

Learn more about Free Money Purchase Free Money CD from CDBaby


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