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An exciting young talent with an engaging old soul, singer-songwriter Lexi Long follows up the recent release of her debut record Sunswept with a “must-see” video for the track “Sometimes Lovers, Barely Friends.” Longtime Ink 19 staff writer Christopher Long got the exclusive 411.
No Revenge Necessary ( The Royal Potato Family). Review by James Mann.
Chamber Music Society (Heads Up). Review by James Mann.
Operating in a genre dominated by paint-by-numbers R&B, Zaki Ibrahim paints soul – outside the lines – with a purple paint brush. S D Green talks to the emergent Canadian soulstress about globalism in her sound, the unlikely influence of Tom Waits, and why critics refuse to believe Canadian artists have soul.
This Way (Atlantic). Review by Stein Haukland.
Old Souls and Wolf Tickets (Rykodisc / Slow River). Review by Matt Cibula.
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.
