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The Austin 100: Becca Mancari

By Stephen Thompson
Published March 1, 2018 at 6:00 AM EST
Zachary Gray
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Courtesy of the artist

Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee

Genre: Americana

Why We're Excited: A smart and gritty singer, songwriter and all-around wanderer who explores ideas surrounding the search for meaning and identity, Becca Mancari writes intimate songs with a cavernous quality to them. Listen to "Long Way Down," and you'll hear a voice equally suited to bold self-assertiveness and all-encompassing loneliness.

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  • March 14: 18th Over Austin (500 N. Interstate 35 Frontage Rd)

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    Stephen Thompson
    Stephen Thompson is a writer, editor and reviewer for NPR Music, where he speaks into any microphone that will have him and appears as a frequent panelist on All Songs Considered. Since 2010, Thompson has been a fixture on the NPR roundtable podcast Pop Culture Happy Hour, which he created and developed with NPR correspondent Linda Holmes. In 2008, he and Bob Boilen created the NPR Music video series Tiny Desk Concerts, in which musicians perform at Boilen's desk. (To be more specific, Thompson had the idea, which took seconds, while Boilen created the series, which took years. Thompson will insist upon equal billing until the day he dies.)
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