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Soul Coughing

Self-described as “deep slacker jazz,” Soul Coughing’s sound is hard to pin down. While categorized as an alternative rock band, their music often incorporated elements from hip-hop, improvisational jazz, and electronica. Formed in New York City in 1992 by vocalist and guitarist Mike Doughty, who wrote poetry and was a doorman at the iconic underground venue The Knitting Factory, the band was completed by musicians Mark Degli Antoni (keyboards), Sebastian Steinberg (bass), and Yuval Gabay (drums), all of whom were regular patrons of the famed New York nightclub. The buzz surround...