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Nashville Indie Rock Band The Features Play LowerTown

WKMS | By Tracy Ross,

Published May 15, 2015 at 10:15 AM CDT

Nashville-based indie rock band The Features has been playing together for over two decades and on four studio albums. They're in the soundtracks for the films Extract and Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1. On Sounds Good, Tracy Ross speaks with Matt Pelham about the band's experience working with a major film, overcoming a record label change, opening for Kings of Leon and their performance tonight at 9 on the Main Stage of the LowerTown Arts & Music Festival in Paducah.

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Tracy Ross

Tracy started working for WKMS in 1994 while attending Murray State University. After receiving his Bachelors and Masters degrees from MSU he was hired as Operations/Web/Sports Director in 2000. Tracy hosted All Things Considered from 2004-2012 and has served as host/producer of several music shows including Cafe Jazz, and Jazz Horizons. In 2001, Tracy revived Beyond The Edge, a legacy alternative music program that had been on hiatus for several years. Tracy was named Program Director in 2011 and created the midday music and conversation program Sounds Good in 2012 which he hosts Monday-Thursday. Tracy lives in Murray with his wife, son and daughter.

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Matt Markgraf

Matt Markgraf joined the WKMS team as a student in January 2007. He's served in a variety of roles over the years: as News Director March 2016-September 2019 and previously as the New Media & Promotions Coordinator beginning in 2011. Prior to that, he was a graduate and undergraduate assistant. He is currently the host of the international music show Imported on Sunday nights at 10 p.m.

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