Blog: Visitation Rites

Wisconsin, MS via Ridgewood, NJ singer-songwriter Julian Lynch has two live incarnations. There's Julian the rock 'n' roll frontman, backed by an extended family of old high school friends who just happen to be members of the bands Real Estate , Family Portrait /Wet Dream, and Big Troubles . And then there's Julian the solo instrumentalist, the one who doesn't play all the songs you want to hear; he's sitting cross-legged on the floor in some basement somewhere, weeding out the impatient with a snail-slow clarinet solo that ends up reminding you of the first time [...]