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Having delivered post rock’s landmark release (1996’s Millions Now Living Will Never Die) and single-handedly making prog rock fashionable for a generation of indie-rock fans... read more
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It’s difficult to capture—or even describe to the uninitiated—the ephemeral, magical, people-pleasing essence of a Saw Doctors concert. Once you’re there, lifting your Guinness pint... read more
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Some things catch you off guard when you really stop and think about them. Consider, for instance, the fact that it’s taken Jay Farrar no less than 14 years to find himself party to a proper live album... read more
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While a young band clawing its way to the top of the club circuit is far from a given, the question of what to do once the stars of chance have aligned is often too difficult for its members to answer... read more
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Looking back on the bands dominating radio station playlists in 1993, it’s not hard to understand why so many labels passed on Weezer before the four-piece eventually signed with Geffen... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsPatti Smith - Trampin'
Former punk iconoclast Patti Smith once said the older she got, the more she appreciated beauty in the mundane... read more
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Given the relative influx of stylishly innovative artists roaring out of Scandinavia in recent years, it’s easy to forget that, not too long ago, places like Sweden were fairly obscure locales on the pop music landscape... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsDavid Mead - Indiana
David Mead’s third record, Indiana, shows he’s one of the best solo crooners since Jeff Buckley, albeit possessing a mere fraction of Buckley’s dark charisma... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsLori McKenna - Bittertown
Massachusetts native Lori McKenna’s fourth album explores territory that will be instantly familiar to fans of Bruce Springsteen or John Mellencamp... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsJolie Holland - Escondida
Jolie Holland’s voice is a gorgeous, ancient thing, round and dulcet as Satchmo’s muted trumpet, distinct and self-assured like an antique bell in a church window... read more
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