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So why is this guy touring as PJ Harvey's support and not just providing music for whatever has filled the gap left by Dawson's Creek? It has something to do with eccentricity. His guitar playing is a subtly twisted out brand of Americana, running on some kind of kangaroo fuel which prompts chord changes at unexpected moments.

La Blogotheque is going international on us. It appears that they now have filmographer Hope Hall contributing to the takeaway concert series. For the New York City series it's been recast as One Take New York . The first in this promising series was posted one week ago and it's of the brilliant singer-songwriter Tom Brosseau . Tom's newest record is a concept record called Grand Forks (where Tom just received the key to the city). It's available now through Loveless Records here . [...]

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