It finally happened to me. A family member played a fun and catchy summer anthem by an artist that was new to me. The tune had gone viral on TikTok and climbed up the charts. I checked the artist\u2019s social media profile and saw a photo that looked like a real human. But when I tried to find out a bit more about the act, I encountered the grim truth: I had been jamming out to AI-created music.<\/p>\n
AI-generated music and content isn\u2019t going anywhere, and it\u2019s up to each listener to determine how they want to handle it. Happily, there remains no shortage of human-created content by local musicians who aren\u2019t going anywhere. I can guarantee that every artist on this list is a real human creating real music (although, disturbingly, at least one of the acts on this list is promoting a live show with what looks like an AI-generated flyer). So whether you\u2019re looking for the heartfelt country of Charlie Marie, the Afrocentric jazz of Temidayo Balogun, or a group like Birib\u00e1 Union that manages to draw on everything from classical to hip-hop, here\u2019s a look at what our local human musicians have been creating.<\/p>\n
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Charlie Marie, ‘Signs<\/a>‘<\/h2>\n<\/span><\/p>\nJune 5<\/h3>\n
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Real country music that\u2019s full of pure, soulful singing and vivid storytelling might be hard to come by in Nashville these days, but it\u2019s thriving in Rhode Island thanks to Charlie Marie<\/a>. While her 2021 debut \u201cRamble On\u201d earned her acclaim, it was followed by a series of major life disruptions that led her to hit the open road and search for America as well as herself. \u201cSigns,\u201d which was produced by Boston band These Wild Plains along with Ben Klise, is a musical travelogue full of honesty and grit. Some more good news for local Americana fans is that Charlie Marie has a busy summer of area appearances<\/a>,, including an Aug.. 27 show at the Marshfield Fair.<\/p>\n\n\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/bYi8sPatIDA\/hqdefault.jpg\")
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Real country music that\u2019s full of pure, soulful singing and vivid storytelling might be hard to come by in Nashville these days, but it\u2019s thriving in Rhode Island thanks to Charlie Marie<\/a>. While her 2021 debut \u201cRamble On\u201d earned her acclaim, it was followed by a series of major life disruptions that led her to hit the open road and search for America as well as herself. \u201cSigns,\u201d which was produced by Boston band These Wild Plains along with Ben Klise, is a musical travelogue full of honesty and grit. Some more good news for local Americana fans is that Charlie Marie has a busy summer of area appearances<\/a>,, including an Aug.. 27 show at the Marshfield Fair.<\/p>\n<\/picture>