Email Author Eric Swedlund

2013 Stories by Eric Swedlund

• Billy Bragg @ Crescent Ballroom

  published March 21, 2013

  Once again, it's a sort of apprenticeship with Woody Guthrie that's drawn Billy Bragg into a new realm. Thirty years since his debut, the... More >>

• Billy Bragg

  published March 21, 2013

  Once again, it’s a sort of apprenticeship with Woody Guthrie that’s drawn Billy Bragg into a new realm. Thirty years since his debut,... More >>

• Bob Schneider @ Crescent Ballroom

  published March 14, 2013

  With his 12th solo album set for release, it's as good a time as any to revisit the question: Who is Bob Schneider? It's not an easy... More >>

• The Ruby Suns @ Crescent Ballroom

  published March 7, 2013

  Ryan McPhun of The Ruby Suns describes the tour for his latest album as "a live rock band approach to not-live-band rock music." His fourth... More >>

• The Growlers

  published January 3, 2013

  Go ahead and call The Growlers "beach goth." It's not only an apt term that hints at the Orange County band's sound — dark psychedelic... More >>