Hiss Golden Messenger is faithful to the holidays, and Giant Sand sounds desert transmissions.
Read MoreMy favorite books of 2023 [Part 3, fiction]
Quiet, neighborly stories, sprawling climate-change epics and more count among my favorite novels of the year.
Read MoreDecember 15, 2023
Hotline TNT executes a near-perfect ‘Cartwheel’ and readers come as they are to Nirvana (again).
Read MoreMy favorite books of 2023 [Part 2, poetry]
Part 2 of my gaze back at a personal year in books honors the true lights of every year: the poets.
Read MoreDecember 8, 2023
Going deep with Peter Gabriel and hopping the ‘Eastbound’ train in a 2023 novel.
Read MoreMy favorite books of 2023 [Part 1, nonfiction]
Part 1 of my look at this year’s favorite reads tracks down memoirs, personal histories, cultural analysis and much more.
Read MoreDecember 1, 2023
Cat Power plays Dylan, and Josh Radnor bares his musical wisdom.
Read MoreNovember 17, 2023
Boygenius make Saturday night their own, and Haruki Murakami introduces his ‘Sweetheart.’
Read MoreNovember 10, 2023
The Mountain Goats call 867-5309, and Kafka’s off to look for ‘Amerika.’
Read MoreNovember 3, 2023
Black Pumas consider a ‘Diamond’ from every angle, and a poet explores the ‘Open Things.’
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