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Crows
Beware Believers
May 2, 2022 | by | No Comments | Read →

Having released a truly astonishing debut (one of our favorites of 2019), Crows might have easily fallen into a sophomore slump, especially with the...


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Album Reviews

Crows
Beware Believers
Crows Beware Believers

Having released a truly astonishing debut (one of our favorites of 2019), Crows might have easily fallen into a sophomore slump, especially with the...

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What’s the Rumpus?

The Kills
Newport Music Hall, Columbus, February 18
The Kills Newport Music Hall, Columbus, February 18

It had been more than 20 years since I had seen The Kills first play Columbus to about 40 people, but as they launched into “Kissy Kissy,”...

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Past Perfect

Richard Thompson
(guitar, vocal)
Richard Thompson (guitar, vocal)

Over the course of his more than 50-year career, Richard Thompson has established himself as a virtuosic guitarist and a gifted songwriter. But in 1976...

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Biblio Files

The Hard Stuff
by Wayne Kramer
The Hard Stuff by Wayne Kramer

Let it be known: the Motor City really did burn. There really was revolution, dope, and fucking in the streets. And the MC5 really did kick out some jams. Delivering...

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Best of the Year

The Agit Reader Top 10 of 2023
The Agit Reader Top 10 of 2023

It never ceases to surprise me when I come across someone with the notion that there isn't new music worth hearing these days. As much as I can appreciate the cynicism...

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