Articles by Jason Schneider

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  Ry Cooder

  I, Flathead

  PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2008

  With this album completing a trilogy of recent narrative-driven releases — preceded by Chavez Ravine and My Name Is Buddy — Cooder has like...

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  Daniel Lanois

  Here Is What Is

  PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2008

  Those who have already seen the documentary Here Is What Is will be familiar with much of this material, a loose compendium of tracks that...

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  Blues At The Crossroads

  What form will America's indigenous music take in the 21st century?

  PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2008

  On a frigid night late last December, the familiar howl of Mississippi Delta blues was heard within the upscale confines of Toronto’s premi...

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  Screaming Trees

  Clairvoyance

  PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2008

  It’s hard to believe that Mark Lanegan has emerged as the most compelling figure of the grunge scene (of the survivors, at least), given th...

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  Elvis Costello and the Imposters

  Momofuku

  PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2008

  Now evidently settled in Vancouver, and with no intention of returning to England, it may be surprising that Costello still has the urge to...

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  Solomon Burke

  Like A Fire

  PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2008

  Following the soul legend’s strong comeback with 2002’s Don’t Give Up On Me, Burke has since fully revived his trademark adeptness at inter...

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  The Schomberg Fair

  Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground

  PUBLISHED May 25, 2008

  Those expecting the title track of this Toronto trio’s debut full-length to be a new version of the Blind Willie Johnson slide guitar maste...

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  Sheltered In Sound

  Field Recordings From The City

  PUBLISHED May 25, 2008

  The brainchild of Toronto singer-songwriter Sean Nilsson, this full-length album is his first release since a debut EP in 2002. Nilsson see...