Monthly Archives: February 2012

SALT: Studies in preservation and manipulation; on-going photo exhibit in final weeks

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Salt is traditionally used to preserve food items. Phoenician photographer Claire A. Warden uses salt to crystallize plants — her manipulation of botanical preservation — photographs them, and utilizing a 19th century development process involving the brushing platinum and palladium … Continue reading

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Glen Campbell: Saying goodbye without ever really leaving

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Glen Campbell Comerica Theatre, Saturday, February 18 Going in, there was a fear that Glen Campbell’s Goodbye Tour concert would devolve into little more than a nostalgia act. That Campbell, struggling with the early onset of Alzheimer’s disease, would duly … Continue reading

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We’re Still Asking Whether The Darkness Are for Real

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When The Darkness entered the spotlight in 2003, the parenthetical question was: “Are these guys for real?” Glam rock long had given up for dead. So, did these guys really and truly love all things ’70s and ’80s rock, or … Continue reading

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Scott H. Biram: “I Can Yodel, I Can Even Hambone.”

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He stomps. He hollers. He yodels and howls. Scott H. Biram also plays guitar, shakes tambourines and basically, utilizing various effects, makes more of a racket on stage then one man should be allowed the pleasure. But it is a … Continue reading

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Fast, Loose and Live with Dr. Dog

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It’s ironic that Be the Void, the new album by Dr. Dog, begins with a song lamenting being “Lonesome.” Ironic considering the band’s steady rise: A couple of well-received albums on indie label Park the Van attracted fans and wooed … Continue reading

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PT Walkley’s latest, a pop masterpiece in 21 minutes

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PT Walkley Thriller (Self-released) PT Walkley has the audacity to name his latest album Thriller. But maybe that’s the quirky power-pop artist’s point—no one will mistake this with that other album similarly named, the one that sold 25 million copies … Continue reading

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