Little / West of Rome / Drunk / Is the Actor Happy? - Album Review
Oft-overlooked Athens, Georgia-based singer/songwriter finally gets his due with beautifully expanded reissues of his first four releases, potentially exposing his powerful lyricism and naked...
View ArticleGhetto Bells - Album Review
Van Dyke Parks, Bill Frisell, and niece Liz Durrett guest on the singer/songwriter's latest LP.
View ArticlePuritan Blister: Puritan Blister #8 - Feature
Pitchnetforkflixmedia, Part One by William Bowers The business section of this Sunday's New York Times will confirm the rumors ...
View ArticleNorth Star Deserter - Album Review
Joining forces with members of Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Fugazi, among others, the Georgia songwriter's 11th album is his first for Montreal's Constellation label.
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Elf Power and Vic Chesnutt Plot Collaborative Tour - News
Photo by Justin Evans Elephant 6-ers Elf Power and fellow Athens, Georgia songwriter Vic Chesnutt will hit the road this fall for a collaborative tour in support of their forthcoming collaborative LP,...
View ArticlePatti Smith, Calexico, Kimya Dawson Do R.E.M. Benefit - News
R.E.M. have friends in high places, and a good number of them will converge on New York City's Carnegie Hall March 11 to sing the songs of R.E.M. and raise some dollars for a deserving cause. "The...
View ArticleNew Release: Vic Chesnutt: At the Cut - News
Artist: Vic ChesnuttAlbum: At the CutRelease Date: September 22Label: Constellation
View ArticleNews in Brief: Underworld and Eno, Ed O'Brien, Vic Chesnutt and Jonathan...
Photo by Perou-- Underworld have recorded "nearly three LPs worth of material"-- including songs with Brian Eno-- but are still deciding when and how they'll release it all. (Via NME.) -- Radiohead...
View ArticleAt the Cut - Album Review
Working with the same lineup as 2007's North Star Deserter, Chesnutt blends country-folk, Southern soul, and post-rock around dark, existential lyrics.
View ArticleVic Chesnutt R.I.P. - News
Photo by Jem CohenUPDATE: The Constellation Records website has posted an announcement that Vic Chesnutt died this afternoon in Athens, Georgia. "In the few short years that we knew him personally, Vic...
View ArticleAfterword: Vic Chesnutt - Feature
Here's a look at the late Vic Chesnutt's life and work-- an idiosyncratic blend of folk, art-rock, and country.
View ArticleLambchop, Elf Power, Guy Picciotto Play Vic Chesnutt Tribute - News
Photo by Jem CohenIn December, singer-songwriter Vic Chesnuttdied in an Athens, Georgia, hospital after overdosing on muscle relaxants. Later this month, artists who knew and admired Chesnutt will...
View ArticleVic Chesnutt's 1996 Major Label Album About to Choke to Be Reissued - News
Photo by Jem Cohen[placeholder:mediastore.audiofile.1027]The late singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt released exactly one major label album during the course of his career: the 1996 Capitol/EMI effort...
View ArticleAbout to Choke [Reissue] - Album Review
The late singer-songwriter has his dark, death-obsessed major-label debut reissued.
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