Patrick Wall

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Slow and steady

Back in 1994, Chicago Tribune rock critic Greg Kot reviewed the self-titled debut album by Tortoise. Even for Chicago...

Love of the game

For a band that writes nothing but fun, catchy power-pop songs about the national pastime, The Baseball Project...

Director’s cut

Perhaps Israel wasn’t the best environment for Yonatan Gat to grow as a musician. “The thing about Israel is, it’s...

Tag team

The collaboration between Killer Mike and El-P, the two indispensable and bomb-throwing emcees who form the...

Getting there

In the photograph on the cover of Sharon Van Etten’s Are We There, a woman sticks her head out of the driver’s side...

Double identity

Roberto Lange apologizes after stammering through some small talk. The bilingual musician’s just gotten off the phone...

Justin Townes Earle avoids the artistic slump of maturity

The highlight of the back half of Justin Townes Earle’s Single Mothers, the 32-year-old singer-songwriter’s...

Merge’s reissue reinforces the strength of Suburban Light

For about six years, Alasdair MacLean has been writing a novel. “Occasionally I’ll send a draft of that to my agent...

After a debilitating hiatus, Durham’s Bombadil regroups...

Five years ago, Bombadil was a band with a bright future. The band was mentored by Dolph Ramseur, whose Ramseur...

Sharon Jones beats cancer and fights to save soul

The opening track to Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings’ Give the People What They Want is the burning and brassy...