Email Author Chris Parker

2012 Stories by Chris Parker

• The Breakup Society @ Crescent Ballroom

  published December 13, 2012

  Ed Masley is the poet laureate of romantically challenged, over-educated, ne'er-do-wells, channeling the clever knock-kneed misanthropy of... More >>

• Punch Brothers @ Crescent Ballroom

  published November 29, 2012

  If Robert Fripp had discovered mandolin and bluegrass instead of guitar and classical symphonies, he might have formed a band like The Punch... More >>

• Lauryn Hill Returns From the Pop Culture Abyss

  published November 22, 2012

  "It's funny how money changes situations" rapped former Fugees singer Lauryn Hill in the opening line of her multi-platinum solo debut, The... More >>

• Daniel Johnston's in Love With a Mad, Mad World

  published November 8, 2012

  There's no better illustration of the fine line between brilliance and madness than Daniel Johnston. Indeed, the childlike simplicity and... More >>

• Other Lives @ Crescent Ballroom

  published November 1, 2012

  Other Lives don't write songs so much as soundtracks. That's not to disparage frontman Jesse Tabish's breathy, languid croon. It's more to note... More >>

• Underground Rock Pioneers Saint Vitus Return

  published October 11, 2012

  The wheel's come back around for doom-metal trailblazers Saint Vitus. It took some time, but what's three decades among friends? "Like... More >>

• If Mitt Romney Won't Tell You Which Corrupt Tax Loopholes Need to Be Closed, We Will

  published October 11, 2012

  A year ago, Citizens for Tax Justice, a Washington nonprofit, studied the tax returns of 280 corporations. What it found was a Beltway version... More >>

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  Is a Nirvana-Style Breakthrough Looming with '90s Revival?

  published September 27, 2012

  We've almost weathered the '80s revival without anybody rear-ending the morons stalled at the intersection listening to Spandau Ballet, but... More >>

• Fiona Apple Knows the Secret's in the (Obsessive) Details

  published September 13, 2012

  Like any great artist, Fiona Apple is uncompromising in pursuit of her muse. Her vision is exceptionally personal and uniquely her own. Beyond... More >>

• Fiona Apple Knows the Secret's in the (Obsessive) Details

  published September 13, 2012

  Like any great artist, Fiona Apple is uncompromising in pursuit of her muse. Her vision is exceptionally personal and uniquely her own. Beyond... More >>

• Swans Reboot Sinister Grandeur

  published September 6, 2012

  Swans were one of the most original acts of the early '80s. Formed in New York City, they created grim, ominous throb that suggested industrial... More >>

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  Education Only a Con Man (or Congressman) Could Love

  published August 2, 2012

  Bobby Ruffin Jr. was only 14 when a recruiter from Ashford University called. The boy from Birmingham, Michigan, thought he'd clicked on a link... More >>

• Spotify Ruffles Feathers, Promises Paradigm Shift

  published July 26, 2012

  "Spotify? I'm not a fan," says Maynard James Keenan from his home in Cornville, where he balances his winemaking and numerous musical projects.... More >>

• J-Diggs @ Celebrity Theatre

  published July 12, 2012

  J-Diggs is paying forward a debt laid on him by close friend Mac Dre, who was shot and killed on a Kansas City highway eight years ago. Born... More >>

• Jason Anderson @ Trunk Space

  published July 12, 2012

  Jason Anderson's been quiet and he's been loud, but you would never accuse him of not being earnest. Anderson was attending Clark College in... More >>

• Torche Tightens the Bolts With Harmonicraft

  published June 7, 2012

  You probably knew a kid like Steve Brooks in school. He was the rugrat in the Kiss T-shirt flipping the devil horns and flashing heavy metal... More >>

• Noise Rock Duo No Age Pushes Its Own Limits

  published March 29, 2012

  You probably knew a kid like Randy Randall in high school — a skateboarder and crate-digger with his own sense of fashion, generally seen... More >>

• Jon Kyl's Attack on Online Poker and Livelihoods

  published March 1, 2012

  When you've turned nothing into something once already, you tend to feel you can do it again. There's faith your luck will turn. Perhaps it's... More >>

• No Kings Propels Doomtree to New Level

  published February 2, 2012

  Twin Cities hip-hop crew Doomtree has come a long way in the nearly four years since the collective's 2008 self-titled debut, let alone the... More >>