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Bill Callahan Kicks Off Club Tour in June

By Gray Chapman on 1:30 PM on April 22, 2009

Singer-songwriter/folkie Bill Callahan, whom you may know also know as Smog, has announced a June tour in support of his new album, Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle.... read more

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Green-Collar Rock: Great Nature Songs Vol. 1 (Water)

By Steve LaBate on 5:01 AM on January 23, 2009

With this week's inauguration of new President Barack Obama, there's been a lot of talk about green-collar jobs and making long-term investments by implementing environmentally sound policies now. It got me thinking about what we're protecting by doing this—first and foremost, the health and well-being of ourselves and future generations. But it's also about preserving this beautiful natural world we inhabit. There is no shortage of amazing songs that celebrate or draw from this beauty. Classics like John Denver's "Rocky Mountain High" and The Beatles' "Blackbird" come immediately to mind, but there are so many more. Here are a few favorites,... read more

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Drag City dredges archives for celebration of art and music

By Justine Reisinger, photo by Justine Reisinger on 3:51 PM on September 3, 2008

[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

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Bill Callahan sheds Smog for latest release

By Paste Staff on 12:00 AM on January 18, 2007

After a dozen albums under the moniker Smog, experimental singer-songwriter Bill Callahan has at last shed his polluted past and embraced the name his mother gave him. Complete with gospel backing vocals from Deani Pugh-Flemmings of the Olivet Baptist Church, Callahan’s Woke on a Whaleheart will hit stores April 17 courtesy of Drag City. Woke on a Whaleheart tracklist: 1. From the Rivers to the Oceans 2. Footprints 3. Diamond Dancer 4. Sycamore 5. The Wheel 6. Honeymoon Child 7. Day 8. Night 9. A Man Needs a Woman or a Man to be a Man Related links: Bill Callahan... read more

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