Moses Sumney finds beauty in loneliness at Old Town School of Folk Music
Moses Sumney was a shadow throughout much of his performance Wednesday at Old Town School of Folk Music. He was a towering man in black, back-lit, bathed in dimness and...
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Tom Petty: 10 songs you should know, but probably don’t
Tom Petty wrote dozens of classic songs ("Free Fallin," "American Girl," "Refugee," and on and on). Here are a few deeper cuts that endure: "Fooled Again (I Don't Like It),"...
Tom Petty, Heartbreakers frontman who sang ‘Breakdown,’ ‘Free Fallin’ and other hits, dies at 66
Tom Petty was that rare classic rocker who didn't turn into a nostalgia act. As a singer, songwriter, guitarist and band leader, Petty excelled through four decades of acclaimed albums...
Las Vegas shooting has promoters less confident about fans’ safety
In the wake of the Las Vegas massacre that resulted in more than 50 deaths at an outdoor country concert Sunday, the notion of "concert security" suffered another major blow....
World’s compass feels askew on Protomartyr’s ‘Relatives in Descent’
On Protomartyr's fourth album, "Relatives in Descent" (Domino), singer Joe Casey affirms his skill with words. He's by turns metaphorical, abstract, poetic. But occasionally he's a hammer. "Knock it down,...
‘Let’s Play Two!’ review: Pearl Jam doc zeroes in on Vedder, Cubs
A new Pearl Jam documentary, "Let's Play Two! Pearl Jam Live at Wrigley," tries to be two movies at once. It wants to be a concert film documenting the Seattle...
Chicano Batman explores the costs of freedom
Chicano Batman's latest album is called "Freedom is Free" (ATO), which may seem redundant or obvious, but in the eyes of this quartet of first-generation Latin-Americans, the expression is anything...
Harry Styles tries to get serious — but fans say not so fast
In Harry Styles' first tour as a solo act, there was a disconnect between teen-scream past and serious-artist present. The singer did his best to put his stock in earnest...
Charles Bradley dead, soul icon sang the life he led
Every time Charles Bradley stepped on stage with a microphone, his broad, expressive face was a picture of conflict: weariness, joy, pain, desperation. He would dance, spin and strut, his...
Moses Sumney’s debut ‘Aromanticism’ built to haunt
On a self-released EP last year, Moses Sumney titled one of his songs "Everlasting Sigh," which also serves as a pretty good description of his one-of-a-kind sound. After years of...