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"We stopped by New York&amp;#039;s River to River music festival to see soulful singer Ari Hest perform live -- and to have an exclusive chat with the guitar-toting cutie! The singer has released several albums since he got his start at 16 in a &amp;quot;Battle of the Bands&amp;quot; competition (He lost to his teacher!). He even produced an album (The Green Room) using a computer program in his apartment! Just recently, Ari released his full-length album, The Break-In. Rather than focusing on his own experiences (like he did in his past album Someone to Tell), Ari&amp;#039;s goal for the new album was to make songs about universal experiences and people he&amp;#039;s encountered. One song, &amp;quot;When and If,&amp;quot; was inspired by soldiers he&amp;#039;s met and their experiences at war. The new angle definitely worked -- the album still has us swooning! Our hearts melted when Ari hit the stage. He serenaded the audience with songs like &amp;quot;Bird Never Flies&amp;quot; and his music sounded even better live! After a few more weeks in his hometown of New York, Ari will head out on tour to see more excited fans. Preview Ari&amp;#039;s sultry sounds and look for tour dates on his MySpace page, www.myspace.com/arihest! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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