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Everybody Loves a Villian
Blue Tuxedo Records
Citing Elliott Smith, Jeff Buckley, Elvis Costello and three of the four Beatles (sorry Ringo) as inspirations, one-man band Simon Bristoll sounds like a poppier and less-depressed Elliott Smith with a little Costello grit sprinkled with a dash of Buckley musical atmospherics. It’s decent Euro-pop.
With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.
The Englert theater hosted Little Feat as they embark on their Last Farewell Tour.
Meiko Kaji’s katana is sharp and looking for revenge in Wandering Ginza Butterfly and its sequel, She Cat Gambler, a stylish pair of early ’70s action films.
