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Catching Up With... Gary Higgins
If you believe in second chances, then Gary Higgins is your man... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesAlasdair Roberts: Spoils
The crashing drums, doomsday harmonium... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsBill Callahan: Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
For two decades, Bill Callahan has been a musical shape-shifter... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsBonnie 'Prince' Billy: Beware
Beware may be the best country-rock album... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsSilver Jews' frontman (maybe?) quits, attacks father
Silver Jews' frontman David Berman allegedly called it quits Thursday evening after half a dozen albums, according to the Drag City online forums. One of two posts written, titled "Silver Jews End- Lead singer bids his well-wishers adieu," explains that he is leaving the band to pursue other projects. Despite reports to the contrary, the story and its writer are still unconfirmed. "Honestly we don't know about Silver Jews," a Drag City publicist told Paste via e-mail. "He hasn't told us that."... read more
Found in: Music, NewsNimrod Workman: I Want To Go Where Things Are Beautiful
Nimrod Workman sounds close... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsSix Organs of Admittance prepping RTZ rarities
There might be Six Organs of Admittance, but there will be two discs or three vinyl LPs in the new collection from Ben Chasny, named RTZ after the four-track button called "return-to-zero." (Somewhere, the number five is lonely.)... read more
Found in: Music, NewsDrag City dredges archives for celebration of art and music
[Above: Detail of Emily Price's original embroidery for the cover of Joanna Newsom's The Milk-Eyed Mender.]Launched in 1989 and now home to time-honored, rock-solid acts including the Silver Jews, The Red Krayola, Bonnie “Prince” Billy and comic freak Neil Hamburger, Chicago's Drag City is a label with a distinct personality: Playful, colorful and amorphous, but weary of the pains and struggles of the world that cheery pop music can't mask. In that same vein of duality, Drag City isn't just about music, but also the visual art with which it runs hand in hand: Album covers, show posters, even the... read more
Found in: Local:ChicagoGallery 400 offers "A Visual Introduction to Drag City"
Only one year away from 20 in existence, local label Drag City has established itself through both the audible and visual art produced by its roster of musicians. Now through October 4, Gallery 400 hosts "Chances are the Comets in Our Future: A Visual Introduction to Drag City," featuring artwork, album covers and more from Drag City artists new (Singer), old (Gastr del Sol) and eternal (The Red Krayola).... read more
Found in: Local:Chicago
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