Articles By Jason Schneider
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Pearl Jam Turn the Page Published Oct 14, 2013For all of the attention paid to vocalist Eddie Vedder as the most prominent member of Pearl Jam, the Seattle institution's ongoing success...
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Pearl Jam Lightning Bolt Published Oct 11, 2013Now that Pearl Jam have, for all intents and purposes, been enshrined as one of America's great rock'n'roll bands, they face the question al...
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The Avett Brothers Magpie and the Dandelion Published Oct 11, 2013It was only a year ago that the Avetts released The Carpenter, an overall dark, brooding collection that deliberately pushed the group's emo...
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The Head and the Heart Let's Be Still Published Oct 11, 2013This second release from the Seattle, WA folk-rock outfit begins on an appropriately autumnal note with "Homecoming Heroes' — its deli...
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Elvis Costello Kicks It Root Down Published Oct 07, 2013Many of Elvis Costello's previous collaborations have produced stunning results, but when word leaked earlier this year that he was making a...
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Anna Calvi One Breath Published Oct 04, 2013You can always count on British musicians doing everything with a heightened sense of drama. For example, if Anna Calvi had been born in Ame...
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Lindi Ortega Tin Star Published Oct 04, 2013It's always been easy for young country artists to have failed romances with Nashville. But for Toronto, ON-born Lindi Ortega, her time in M...
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Tony Dekker Prayer of the Woods Published Oct 04, 2013It's curious that Great Lakes Swimmers frontman Tony Dekker has made his debut solo album following the band's first venture into an actual...
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Amos Lee Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song Published Oct 04, 2013Lee's fifth album opens with "Johnson Blvd.," a collection of slow-moving images of America's recent economic and social decay. The song set...
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Mike McCready Talks the Sound of Pearl Jam's 'Lightning Bolt,' Touring and His New Post-Mad Season Project with Duff McKagan and Barrett Martin Published Oct 02, 2013After spending much of the past two years celebrating their 20th anniversary, Pearl Jam return on October 15 with Lightning Bolt, their firs...
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Mark Lanegan Strings Attached Published Sep 30, 2013In 1999, Mark Lanegan released I'll Take Care Of You, an album predominantly comprised of soul and country covers, along with a couple of so...
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Dr. Dog B-Room Published Sep 30, 2013From the moment Wilco started breaking out of their alt-country straightjacket in the late '90s, it opened the door for bands everywhere wit...
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Hank 3 Brothers of the 4x4 Published Sep 27, 2013After emerging from a stifling decade under the thumb of Nashville's Curb Records in 2011, Shelton Hank Williams unleashed a torrent of new...
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Daniel Lanois and Rocco DeLuca Belljar Café, Toronto ON, September 26 Published Sep 27, 2013It's been three years since Daniel Lanois opened his current recording space in Toronto's west end, and in many respects the easily recogniz...
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Gov't Mule SHOUT! Published Sep 24, 2013For the past 25 years, Warren Haynes has been a one-man classic rock saviour, using his massive guitar chops to bring the Allman Brothers Ba...
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Deer Tick Negativity Published Sep 24, 2013Titling their fifth album Negativity may seem like a deliberately provocative move, but it's entirely in keeping with the career trajectory...
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Black Joe Lewis Lee's Palace, Toronto ON, September 19 Published Sep 20, 2013It wasn't long ago that a Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears show was a more formal affair, with the band in matching suits in keeping with th...
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Various Live At Caffe Lena: Music From America’s Legendary Coffeehouse 1967-2013 Published Sep 20, 2013The early '60s folk music scene is inextricably linked to Bob Dylan's history, although 50 years on, some new perspective is starting to be...
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Willis Earl Beal Art's Unknown Published Sep 20, 2013There may be no better artist to embody the beautiful chaos of contemporary culture than Willis Earl Beal. His 2012 album, Acousmatic Sorcer...
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Elvis Costello Explains the Origins of His Roots Collab 'Wise Up Ghost' Published Sep 19, 2013During his 35-year career, Elvis Costello has been an incredibly prolific collaborator, so it seems natural that he would eventually hook up...