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Interview: Jim White on “Precious Bane”

February 11, 2025February 13, 2025Hannah Means Shannon0

Self portrait photo by Jim White, second self-portrait and cover art photo by Trey Blake Jim White and Trey Blake Excavate The Possibilities of Precious Bane The album Precious Bane, a collaboration between Jim White and Trey Blake, arrived at the end of January via Fluff and Gravy Records, with a very interesting, and somewhat […]

Music Reviews: Tom Waits Reissues, plus Wilco, the Brother Boys, Logan Ledger, and a Nanci Griffith Tribute

October 1, 2023September 30, 2023Jeff Burger0

Tom Waits had already traveled some miles off the beaten path when he released his first albums, 1973’s Closing Time and 1974’s The Heart of Saturday Night. Eschewing the melodic folk-rock styles of his Southern California musical contemporaries, he offered gruff vocals, bluesy, jazz-influenced music that evoked an after-hours session in a seedy bar, and […]