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Normal History Vol. 693: The Art Of David Lester
Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
Essential New Music: Karen Dalton’s “Shuckin’ Sugar”
Karen Dalton was one of the great interpretive singers of the American folk revival, but when she died in 1993,
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Normal History Vol. 692: The Art Of David Lester
Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
Essential New Music: Terry Riley/John Tilbury’s “Keyboard Studies”
Unless you happen to be an extraordinary musician, John Tilbury has forgotten more about making more good music than you’ll
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