CASA - The Contemporary A Capella Society

From March 23-25, I spent a fun-filled long weekend at SingStrong.  For those who don’t know, SingStrong is an annual a cappella festival held in Reston, Virginia, about 20 miles away from Was

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Today's episode of Dave Brown and Christopher Diaz's slick new podcast, Mouth Off, reviews "Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella", Ben Folds' new CD featuring several collegiate groups doing his tunes. The CD...well, it does not fare well in the consideration of Brown and Diaz. Forward to the 12:04 mark of the podcast to hear the review. This episode also features various a timely and delicious cappella news snippets, Diaz's new "voice boyfriend", and the Cool Chord of the Week. All wrapped in funny. Check it out!

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