Category: BOOKS

Book Review: Alan Licht’s “Common Tones: Selected Interviews With Artists And Musicians 1995-2020”
Guitarist, conceptual artist, rock ’n’ roller, improviser, minimalist, music journalist, film archivist, booking agent and curator—no one’s ever going to

Book Review: Aaron Cohen’s “Move On Up: Chicago Soul Music And Black Cultural Power”
The soul music that Chicago sold to the rest of the nation beginning in the late 1950s was more than

Book Review: Joe Pernice’s “It Feels So Good When I Stop”
It is perfectly fitting, and almost expected, that Joe Pernice would bring a long work of fiction into the world.

Book Review: David Berman’s “The Portable February”
Though he's best known for fronting the late, great Silver Jews, sardonic, cerebral country rock isn't David Berman's only talent.

Crime Stories: George Pelecanos’ “Drama City” and “The Turnaround”
Don’t be afraid of the raised lettering on the book jacket; a well-written crime-fiction novel deserves to be treated as

Crime Stories: George Pelecanos’ “Shoedog” and “The Night Gardener”
Don’t be afraid of the raised lettering on the book jacket; a well-written crime-fiction novel deserves to be treated as

Crime Stories: George Pelecanos’ Derek Strange/Terry Quinn Series
Don’t be afraid of the raised lettering on the book jacket; a well-written crime-fiction novel deserves to be treated as

Crime Stories: George Pelecanos’ Nick Stefanos Series
Don’t be afraid of the raised lettering on the book jacket; a well-written crime-fiction novel deserves to be treated as