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07 August 2019

The Black Keys and Raconteurs' new albums were my subject this month – until my sweet little lunchbox-sized boombox someone gave me died last week with nary...

Four white guys one playing a kazoo and looking like rock stars except one guy in the middle with a sport coat on
09 July 2019

One of the best feelings in the world is seeing a hot band in a cozy club playing a show so unforgettably on that you're sure – absolutely sure-fire sure –...

Black background with black and white photo of white man with receding hairline and words Mercury and McGovern
06 June 2019

Foghat released its self-titled British boogie debut; T. Rex, its third album, The Slider; and Chicago's V was America's number one thanks to its feelgood...

White toilet with lid up and toilet paper roll on hanger on wall under a silver bar against a brown tile wall and floor
29 April 2019

No names will be mentioned, nor place of performance. No band name, no bar name, no set list. This...group...is real. It exists. It must never see this...

Purple lighted picture of white man performing side view holding a guitar
14 March 2019

The Electric Hand.

The Torments.

The Detroit Cobras.

Three die-hard garage rock bands. Three gangs essentially. Their main religious...

Book cover with rust colored top and black and white photo of Frederick Douglass below, with title of book
05 February 2019

When beloved Acorn Books on W. 5th Ave. began their three-month long-goodbye going-out-of-business sale a year ago, books were half-price. Nice.

Sad...

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