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Black Clouds
Kiam Records
Blues-rock meets fuzz-rock meets, well, every other kind of rock you can think of on their second album. Highlights include the subdued “I’m a Truck” and the quick-paced “Here Come the Guns” which has a brilliant video with nothing but flip book drawings. These guys have been around for a decade and this album shows a maturity that most rock albums don’t have.
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.
