When Matador Record released Stephen Malkmus’s first album in 2001, there was a concerted effort on their part to establish Malkmus as a solo artist and offer this new stage of his career as distinct from Pavement. Most of the contemporary reviews of the album couldn’t help but push this same narrative. Though there’s some quirkinessContinue reading “Stephen Malkmus Series: “Water and a Seat””
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2024 Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN – March 24, 2024
Click here to find all of Recliner Notes’ coverage of 2024 Big Ears Festival. It’s the last day of the 2024 Big Ears Festival! Which means it’s the last day of managing one’s day around the festival schedule, wondering when there will be time to grab lunch in between acts. It’s the last day of putting offContinue reading “2024 Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN – March 24, 2024”
Neil Young & The Santa Monica Flyers, Chicago, IL – November 20, 1973
On November 20, 1973 at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, Neil Young and his backing band The Santa Monica Flyers performed a rendition of “Tonight’s the Night” for 34 minutes and 53 seconds. That night in Chicago was the penultimate concert of the tour which had started in Toronto on October 29, moved onContinue reading “Neil Young & The Santa Monica Flyers, Chicago, IL – November 20, 1973”
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