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. ...
Matador Records
FOTOBOM: YO LA TENGO @ THE COLUMBUS THEATRE
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
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.