Like a well-worn baseball glove, Spoon just keeps getting better as the years pile on. Hard to believe that their first record came out nearly 30 years ago as Britt Daniel still looks like he’s in his late 30s. ...
FOTOBOM: SPOON @ HOUSE OF BLUES
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FOTOBOM: YO LA TENGO @ THE COLUMBUS THEATRE
Someone online recently made a pretty astute observation about Yo La Tengo; while they have been playing for over three decades now, their fan base has a pretty youthful average age, especially compared to their peers. I guess that underscores in a very meaningful way that they continue to ...
FOTOBOM: STEVE GUNN, MEG BAIRD & MARY LATTIMORE @ GREAT SCOTT
Over the last ten or so years, Steve Gunn has managed something that eludes most musicians. As he’s slowly transformed his craft from open string Fahey worship to a more tightly-crafted, song-oriented approach that is more akin to 60s troubadours like Fred Neil or a less ornate Tim Buckley, ...
FOTOBOM: KURT VILE, JESSICA PRATT @ HOUSE OF BLUES
Kurt Vile had to know that including a song like “One Trick Ponies” on his seventh record would be a vulnerable action, as rumblings from certain cynical/critical corners would gleefully point to Bottle It In and say, “See! He’s just released the same mid-tempo ...
FOTOBOM: BODY/HEAD, GUNN-TRUSCINSKI DUO @ GREAT SCOTT
Kim Gordon’s had both feet in the art world for her entire career, and she has shown no signs of slowing down. Known primarily for her work in Sonic Youth, she’s also been busy in visual arts and fashion along the way, but her focus has swung back to music with the new Body/Head ...
WHEEL OF TUNES: LUCY DACUS
The rising Richmond musician talks Lenny Kravitz’s scarf, welcoming gray hairs, and what it's like to become friends with your parents.
