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Folk rock pioneer Richard Thompson sings more about mortality and loss
Fifty years have passed since Fairport Convention released their self-titled first album, a charmingly eclectic mishmosh of earnest pop tunes and American singer-songwriter covers enlivened by an astonishingly dexterous teenage guitarist named Richard Thompson. Over the next few years, Fairport evolved into the flagship band of English folk rock, and their guitarist forged his disparate […]
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Gifts that sing—are you listening?
The best best box sets of 2017 include 11 CDs from David Bowie’s Berlin period, 529 tracks of live vintage country from Louisiana Hayride, Roland Kayn’s 14-hour electronic masterwork, and the most complete portrait yet of Hüsker Dü’s early years.
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Consummate sideman James Elkington takes the reins—but loosely
Former Zincs leader James Elkington plays with Joan Shelley, Tweedy, Brokeback, Eleventh Dream Day, and more—and the new Wintres Woma, his first album under his own name, won’t change that.
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More summer concert news: City announces Downtown Sound lineup
The lineup for the wildly popular Millennium Park concert series is revealed.
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When folk music loses touch with “folks”
The old weird America is gone, but on Waterdrawn the Horse’s Ha shows that hippies are just as scary.
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Jukebox update: Koko Taylor, Vybz Kartel, Mikal Cronin, and more
Our latest round of staff picks for the Reader‘s Interactive Jukebox (jukebox.chicagoreader.com)
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12 O’Clock Track: John Martyn’s grizzled-man folk jam “Over the Hill”
A particularly poignant track from the singer-songwriter’s 1973 folk-jazz hallmark, Solid Air
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Shows to see: Obituary, Devin Townsend, David Byrne & St. Vincent, Big Business
Soundboard picks from the next three days include several flavors of metal and whatever David Byrne & St. Vincent’s collaboration is
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