Black Coats & Bandages (G7 Welcoming Committee). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Cardia (Silverthree). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

The Big Nothing (54 40’ or Fight!). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Operators Are Standing By: The Essential Gary Lucas 1988-1996 (Knitting Factory). Review by James Mann.

9 (self-released). Review by Matt Cibula.

The Great Beast February EP and Comasynthesis EP (Slowdance). Review by Dan Stapleton.

Even So (Deep Elm). Review by Dan Stapleton.

Move Toward the Exit (One Mad Son). Review by Stein Haukland.

A Fine Day to Exit (Koch/Music For Nations). Review by Nathan T. Birk.

Carnival (Artemis/Ultimatum). Review by Nathan T. Birk.

The Dream Belongs To Me: Unreleased Recordings ‘68-‘73 (Manifesto). Review by Matthew Moyer.

They don’t play major label politics (even sacrificing a full album because of it), they’re not a lounge act, and they don’t want their lead singer to be thought of as a sex symbol. So what are Elysian Fields? Even singer Jennifer Charles and guitarist Oren Bloedow have trouble explaining that to Gail Worley.

Jeff Buckley only released one full-length album, Grace, before his un…

Column by Michael Welch

Column by Michael Welch