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Tortoise: Beacons of Ancestorship
Tortoise Beacons of Ancestorship Rating: 3.5/5.0 Label: Thrill Jockey What often keeps Tortoise’s finer work from true greatness is a refusal to veer from the strict aesthetic path of producer and drummer John McEntire.
Read More »Birds of Avalon: Uncanny Valley
Birds of Avalon Uncanny Valley Rating: 4.0/5.0 Label: Volcom Entertainment Birds of Avalon have opened for a number of well-beloved bands who give the love right back: Ted Leo, the Hold Steady and Mudhoney
Read More »Music on DVD: Jeff Buckley: Grace Around The World
It’s practically become a cliché (or possibly a cult) to state what was lost when 31-year old singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley drowned in the Wolf River, but it’s true nonetheless. In the dying days of
Read More »The Windmill Movie
The Windmill Movie Dir: Alexander Olch Rating: 4.0 The Film Desk 82 Minutes Richard Rogers’ Quarry screened before The Windmill Movie when I saw the latter; hopefully it’s been arranged for that to happen
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