They dance through verse after verse, putting flesh on the despairing bones of his songs. Nancy, Suzanne and the rest could form an Old Testament litany of Leonard Cohen’s loves. But they were never notches on a gun, rock’n’roll style. Each was adored for who she was; the warmth and…
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Camelot Lounge, December 5 7/10 Ninety years ago the anguished voice and stinging slide guitar of rural blues were like aural shock treatment. In the 21st century you restore that raw primality by unleashing the brutal power of Midnight Oil’s Rob Hirst behind the drums. Whether in the Oils or…
Baroque Room, November 22 7/10 Just as cigarettes carry health alerts, some acting contracts should warn that typecasting can be bad for your career. Similarly in music, record companies have vetoed releases they deemed too much of a shock to a given fan-base. Now here was Michael Simic renouncing his…