Articles by Stuart Henderson

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  Colter Wall

  Colter Wall

  PUBLISHED May 15, 2017

  Armed with a voice like a gravel road in a dry season, Saskatchewan's Colter Wall sounds more like a world-weary troubadour than most actua...

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  Trey Anastasio Band

  Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON, May 7

  PUBLISHED May 8, 2017

  Making a rare stop north of the border to end the first leg of their tour, the Trey Anastasio Band were loose and full of energy in front o...

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  Ray Davies

  Americana

  PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2017

  The recently knighted Sir Ray Davies, co-founder and principal songwriter for the Kinks, is back with his first record in almost a decade....

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  Sam Outlaw

  Tenderheart

  PUBLISHED Apr 12, 2017

  Angelino, Sam Outlaw's shimmering debut record, rode a well-worn path but felt exciting for all of its familiarity. Somewhere between the L...

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  Nikki Lane

  Highway Queen

  PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2017

  Nikki Lane, a Greenville, SC-bred and Nashville-based Americana artist, sings with the weary wisdom of a woman twice her age. Blessed with...

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  Neil Young

  Peace Trail

  PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2016

  What a mess. With Peace Trail, Neil Young continues his streak of tossed off, lacklustre, even at times provocatively shoddy records he's m...

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  Brent Cobb

  Shine On Rainy Day

  PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2016

  "We ain't up to nothing," sings salt-voiced newcomer Brent Cobb, "just solving all the problems of the world."   It's no throwaway line — t...

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  Phish

  Big Boat

  PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2016

  There are (at least) two distinct kinds of Phish fans: fans who pay attention to their studio albums, and those who don't. Place me firmly...