KXT, Dallas airs, streams "Call For Cull" by Margaret Chavez

NEWS

Gini Mascorro at KXT in Dallas gave a "What's New" spin to "Call For Cull" by Margaret Chavez, taken from the debut solo album by Marcus William Striplin of Pleasant Grove, this week. The nationally recognized and influential station also posted the track on its weekly playlist rundown. "A Loupe" is out now on CD/LP/DIGI via Goliad Media Group.

Source: http://kxt.org/2018/01/whats-new-with-gini...

The Bluegrass Situation premieres Margaret Chavez's "Grackles and Crows"

PREMIERE

The Bluegrass Situation with one of the quieter numbers from "A Loupe," the debut album by Margaret Chavez (Marcus William Striplin, co-founder of Pleasant Grove in memorial tribute to his mother.) The album, produced by Erik Wofford (Explosions in the Sky, The Black Angels) is out tomorrow via Goliad Media Group.

Source: https://thebluegrasssituation.com/read/lis...

The Big Takeover premieres "Black Ambulance" by Margaret Chavez

PREMIERE

"A Loupe," the debut by Margaret Chavez, the stage name taken by Pleasant Grove co-founder Marcus William Striplin in memorial tribute to his mother, has yielded another pre-release track. Hear "Black Ambulance," streaming today over at The Big Takeover, and produced by Erik Wofford (Explosions in the Sky, The Black Angels.) "A Loupe" is out on Jan. 19th from Goliad Media Group.

Source: http://bigtakeover.com/news/song-premiere-...

"Call For Cull" by Margaret Chavez is a Song of The Week at Central Track

SONG POST

Dallas-based music discovery website Central Track has picked "Call For Cull" by Margaret Chavez as one of its songs of the week today. The track is the first single from the upcoming solo debut by Marcus William Striplin, best-known as the co-founder and vocalist of the Dallas band Pleasant Grove. "A Loupe," produced by Erik Wofford (Explosions In The Sky, The Black Angels) arrives on Jan. 19th, 2018 via Goliad Media Group.

Source: https://www.centraltrack.com/songs-week-st...

Margaret Chavez (Marcus William Striplin) shares first single from upcoming solo debut

PREMIERE

"A Loupe," the debut solo album by Marcus William Striplin, co-founder and vocalist of Pleasant Grove arrives Jan. 19th, 2018. Recorded under the name Margaret Chavez, in tribute to Striplin's mother, the album is a culmination of the talents that had Uncut Magazine noting his band's “mark of excellence in modern Americana.” Here now is "Call For Cull" via Speak Into My Good Eye.

Source: http://speakimge.com/exclusive-premiere-ma...

Co-founder, vocalist of Dallas indie-rock heroes Pleasant Grove to release solo debut

NEWS

Marcus William Striplin of Dallas-based band Pleasant Grove has announced the release of his first solo album. "A Loupe" (Goliad Media, Jan. 19th) arrives under the name Margaret Chavez, a tribute to Striplin's mother, and is a 32-minute, continuous ten-song cycle that highlights the writing and vocals that the Dallas Observer previously described as “songs of broken hearts and broken voices,” and the UK's UNCUT dubbed a “mark of excellence in modern Americana.”