Of all the bands on the ATO Records roster—including those impressive Brit-wits, Radiohead—no group exemplifies the label’s commitment to making careers rather than records than My Morning Jacket. Since the release of It Still Moves in 2003, the Jacket has released roughly one album or EP each year on ATO Records, save a dry spell […]
The first question I ask Will Oldham is about character preparation—how the longtime musician and actor readied himself for his role opposite “Dawson’s Creek” alum Michelle Williams in director Kelly Reichardt’s new film, Wendy and Lucy. My rationale? As a musician, Oldham has released a handful of records under a few different monikers; his most […]
Brendan Fitzgerald also writes Feedback, c-ville.com’s music blog, and Curtain Calls, C-VILLE’s weekly arts and music column.
What happens when a few big players run all of our venues?
This isn’t the best place for arguing semantics, but what the heck is a festival, anyway?
With a crowd of more than 150 people tossing about like salt-lipped waves and Jay Purdy, lead singer of The Extraordinaires, baring the whites of his eyes and shaking his beard like Ahab on the hunt, one wonders: “What do you do with a drunken sailor later in the evening?” The beauty of The Extraordinaires […]
Brendan Fitzgerald also writes Feedback, c-ville.com’s music blog, and Curtain Calls, C-VILLE’s weekly arts and music column.