Katie Summer Sinkane Despite its name, origins, and rustic locale, Pickathon has become the most modern and innovative music festival around. Both operationally and stylistically, it’s pushing ahead. This was drilled into me not only by my time on Pendarvis Farm over the weekend, but by the three other festivals I’ve attended in the last […]
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Space Funk Grows Up
Dusdin Condren WHAT BEGAN as a lark has gotten serious. “When I first started, it was just something that seemed completely random,” says Ruban Nielson, Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s frontman and auteur. “I was just kind of like, ‘Well, I’ll just try it out.’” That was 2010. After nearly a decade playing with his brother in […]
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Little Old Me?
Unknown Mortal Orchestra Grows Up
Ruban Nielson grows up with Unknown Mortal Orchestra.
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Canadian Hospitality
A Report from Calgary’s Sled Island Fest
A report from Calgary’s Sled Island Music and Arts Festival.
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Canadian Hospitality: Sled Island Music Festival, Part Two
Andrew R Tonry [Read Part 1 of our coverage of Calgary’s Sled Island Festival here.] Before embarking to Sled Island, I asked friends what they knew of Calgary. “It’s called the Texas of Canada,” one said. “It’s in the middle of nowhere and it’s flush with oil money.” While they’re certainly familiar with the comparison, […]
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Welcome to Canada: Calgary’s Sled Island Music Festival
Andrew R Tonry It started as a joke. Sure, I responded to a seemingly run-of-the-mill press email, I’d be happy to cover a music festival in Canada—just take care of hotels and airfare and I’m there. “Haaaaaah,” I added. The response: “We can do that.” And suddenly, a week-and-a-half later I found myself in Calgary, […]
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Sea Lion Caves and the Tillamook Burn
Sufjan Stevens Sings of Oregon on Carrie & Lowell
Sufjan Stevens sings of Oregon and his mother on Carrie & Lowell.
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Jim Jefferies Interview: The Totality of Feelings
We spoke to Jim Jefferies in advance of his two shows tonight at Revolution Hall. As I mentioned in the piece: During our conversation, Jefferies seemed almost physically unable to share anything less than the totality of his feelings. In other words: He’s a goddamn good interview—as honest, funny and generous as any of the […]
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Too Legit to Quit
Comedian Jim Jefferies Rises Above Cancellation
Comedian Jim Jefferies rises above cancellation.
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More Goddamn Bridgetown Coverage – Final Thoughts on 2015
Win Goodbody The bright, cavernous Norse Hall On Sunday afternoon outside the Doug Fir I ran into Bridgetown Founder Andy Wood, who was showing his parents around the festival. Coming from Michigan, it was the Woods’ first Bridgetown. Happy to finally attend, Wood’s dad joked that for the first few years they weren’t sure if […]
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A Few of Bridgetown Founder Andy Wood’s Festival Picks
Andy Wood and Neil Hamburger In advance of Bridgetown we spoke with Founder Andy Wood. Here a few of the shows tonight and this weekend that he’s most excited about: Andy Kindler’s Particular Show – w/ Neil Hamburger, Jonathan Katz and more.(Friday, 8PM @ Norse Hall) Neil Hamburger, when I was college back in 1997, […]
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Laff Lines
Bridgetown Turns Eight This Year. Here’s How the Festival’s Changed.
Bridgetown turns eight this year. Here’s how the festival’s changed.