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In Person and on Stage / Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows (Oh Boy Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
In Person and on Stage / Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows (Oh Boy Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Tim Footman’s biography describes the sexual, intellectual, depressing romantic that is Leonard Cohen, leaving Jessica Whittington no choice but to put a little whipped cream on it and eat every word with a spoon.
Please Don’t Tell Me How the Story Ends (Light in the Attic). Review by Carl F Gauze.
True Love Cast Out All Evil (Epitaph). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Is Passed in Sleep; At Night He Hunts (Jumberlack Media). Review by Nora Richardson.
Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion” is cinecast in HD to theaters across North America, and Carl F Gauze witnesses radio on the big screen.
There’s only one man whose swagger can quiet a crowd of 600,000 people on the cusp of rioting. His name is Leonard Cohen , and once again the poet/musician surfaces from images of the past.
A Stranger Here (Anti, Inc.). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Ask The Night (Saddle Creek). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Overloaded Ark (Drag City). Review by Aaron Shaul.
The Wyrd Meme (Drag City). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Burn Up & Shine (Frankly Mills Record). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Spoils (Drag City). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Drunken Barn Dance (Pedal Bark/Quite Scientific). Review by Aaron Shaul.
The Hazards of Love (Capitol). Review by Matt Parish.
Baby (Burnt Toast Vinyl). Review by Carl F Gauze.
War Elephant (Partisan). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Weary Things (City Salvage). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Light Poles and Pines (Seany). Review by Carl F Gauze.
40 years on, Michael Gira and Swans continue to bring a ritualistic experience that needs to be heard in order to be believed. Featured photo by Reese Cann.
The biggest astronomical event of the decade coincides with a long overdue trip to Austin, Texas.
Sofia and Louise have just graduated nursing school. They have no idea what they’ve signed up for.
At the Showcase: Live in Chicago 1976/1977 (Jazz Detective). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Atlantis Lullaby: The Concert in Avignon (Elemental Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Hamilton, Ontario rap artist Cadence Weapon drops Rollercoaster (MNRK Music) today.
Shall I compare thee to an “Old Bronco”? Sure, if thou art The Bacon Brothers.
J-Horror classic Dark Water (2002) makes the skin crawl with an unease that lasts long after the film is over. Phil Bailey reviews the new Arrow Video release.