"Five Stars... Love Stories and Picture Shows is a remarkably well-crafted
collection and will soon become a must-have for any
Minnesota music enthusiast." -Jess Prewett Minneapolis Examiner






"Music with an emotion charge. Sometimes quiet and
controlled. Other times explosively with a complex
process, but always very intense."
-Altcountry Forum from the Netherlands




"A big old emotional climax right around the three minute mark
is worth the price of admission... this one is a winner." -Citizen Dick
on 'Manhattan'



"Dougherty crafts a set of music that, unlike plenty
of modern folk rock, sticks in the head." -Ed Huyck
Lavender Magazine
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"Dougherty has the songwriting skills and artistry
to bring it to the next level." -Rich Horton of Rift Magazine
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"That might have been the loudest folk
act I've ever heard." Steve McClellan
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"If there is an artist who can take the ideals of punk, mix in the free styles of jazz, and create songs in a folk setting, Mr. Dougherty can do it ten fold."
- Rush Lake Records
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"Love Stories and Picture Shows
Five Stars" - iTunes Rating
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"Starts off folk, and ends up punk sometimes in the same song."
-Brian Corner of the Cedar Cultural Center
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"Well-written songs and, for the most part
interesting arrangements. "Just Fine," for instance,
starts with quietly acoustic verses that
swell to fully fleshed out, dramatic highlights."
-Dwight Hobbes of the Twin Cities Daily Planet
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