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John Ruscher

writer & editor

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Virginia and back

(Pokey LaFarge at Esmont Rocks, a music fest, cookout and wedding) The past week has been quite a ride. I rolled down to Charlottesville, attended a surprise wedding that doubled as a sweet music festival, saw Bonnie “Prince” Billy play at Fry Springs Beach Club, scored a lot of sweet vinyl, met some wonderful new [...]

Jandek

Former WTJU DJ and music journalism Marc Masters wrote a great piece on the enigmatic musician Jandek for North Carolina’s Independent Weekly. It includes an “interview” with Jandek, as well as some words of wisdom from John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats. I haven’t listened to many of Jandek’s records, but I did have a [...]

Antony review

Last Thursday I had the pleasure of seeing Antony and the Johnsons perform at Town Hall, and my review of the show (under the name Lincoln Doolittle) is up on Tinymixtapes.com today. Check it out.