Bradley's Almanac

[Vinyl Giveaway] The Loyal Seas are Tanya Donelly & Brian Sullivan

Last Friday gratefully brought us “Strange Mornings In The Garden”, the long-awaited and absolutely wonderful debut full-length from bi-coastal duo The Loyal Seas. Longtime friends & collaborators Tanya Donelly (Throwing Muses, Belly, Breeders, duh) & Brian Sullivan (Dylan in the Movies) teased us with a first taste back in December 2000, when CT-based label American […]

[Nac Faves] My Favorite Music of 2017

Ah, the best laid plans and the most brutal excuses. My honest intention to get this sucker done before the new calendar year hit was derailed by a major bout of holiday pneumonia, then as December disappeared in a fevered haze and I gathered myself to finish in January… enter ye olde influenza! Such an […]

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    40th Anniversary Tour
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    Home Despot
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    Low
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    The Black Angels
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    Smashing Pumpkins
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    Coco
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    Two Door Cinema Club
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    Let's Eat Grandma
    @ the Sinclair
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