Reader writers round up the locals on Pitchfork’s bill, guide fans of hip-hop and R&B into the rest of the roster, discuss the gender balance of the fest’s bookings, and much more.
Tag: Pet Sounds
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Brian Wilson, Pet Sounds, and the categorical denial of the sensitive black genius
Brian Wilson owes his pop preeminence in part to racial coding that says a sensitive genius can’t be black.
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Here’s the lineup for this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival—and some insights from Reader critics in the know
The lineup for the three-day festival is out now; here’s info and commentary from Reader critics to get you up for it.
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Love & Mercy is twice the Brian Wilson, but not the whole story
Is it possible for any movie to get the Beach Boy’s story right?
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Show us your . . . bass harmonica
Of the ten to 15 harmonicas Bob Kessler plays, the one that’s the bass harmonica is likely the most peculiar.
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Short Takes on New Releases
A Horace Silver treasure unearthed, Shelby Lynne does Dusty, and Matt Bauder’s weird love letter to doo-wop and Brian Wilson.
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Al Casey, 1936-2006
The session guitarist who’s worked with the Beach Boys, Glen Campbell, Lee Hazlewood, and many more passes away.