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By Erik Loomis

In General

On April 6, 2019

Let’s talk tunes! Nipsey Hussle isn’t someone whose music I knew very well but his murder affected a lot of people and so it seems appropriate to lead off with a link to it. I talked about seeing Mdou Moctor a couple of months ago and what an utterly incredible experience it was to see […]

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Music Notes

By Erik Loomis

On March 24, 2019

I don’t have anything particularly profound to say on music today. But we all need a break from the Mueller report and I have listened to a bunch of new albums recently, so it seems to be time f

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Music Notes

By Erik Loomis

On March 2, 2019

The major recent music news in my life was seeing Robbie Fulks play a really fun set at City Winery in Boston last night. This is the third time I’ve seen Fulks. The first was in 2007 in Austin,

Music Notes

By Erik Loomis

In General

On February 16, 2019

If it’s Saturday night, it’s time to talk tunes. Now that The Paranoid Style’s Elizabeth Nelson is writing for LGM, it is even more ridiculous that I provide my pointless scribbling about music. As an admittedly bad music writer, Elizabeth reminds me how good music writing reads. But since embarrassment has never been as a […]

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Music Notes

By Erik Loomis

On January 26, 2019

My main music news this week was seeing Neko Case and Margaret Glaspy on Wednesday at the Columbus Theater in Providence. Hearing Neko sing is always a treat. That voice is just so, well, there aren&#

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Music Notes

By Erik Loomis

On January 19, 2019

As usual when I am traveling overseas, I read a lot in Martinique. One of the books I read was Lester Bangs’ Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung. Not sure how I had gotten to this point in l

Music Notes

By Erik Loomis

In General

On January 6, 2019

I had the privilege of seeing Mdou Moctar in Providence last week. Representing a new generation of Tuareg guitarists that is more connected to world dance music than the tradition of the elders, this was one hell of a show. The first half of the show stayed primarily in the traditionally droning Tuareg blues, which […]

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