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Music, Music Feature Jun 27, 2017
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Consummate sideman James Elkington takes the reins—but loosely

These days the former Zincs leader plays with Joan Shelley, Tweedy, Brokeback, Eleventh Dream Day, and more—and the new Wintres Woma, his first album under his own name, won’t change that.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music Feature, James Elkington, Jim Elkington, Wintres Woma, Paradise of Bachelors, Zincs, Horse’s Ha, Janet Bean, Nick Macri, Nathan Salsburg, Eleventh Dream Day, Mark Greenberg, Brokeback, DADGAD, Davey Graham, Ohmme, Macie Stewart, Tim Daisy, Tomeka Reid, Christopher Smith, Brendan Greaves, Joan Shelley, Steve Gunn, Tweedy, Jeff Tweedy, Darin Gray, Wilco, the Loft, Waterdrawn, Black Pompadour, Kelly Hogan, Michael Chapman, Laetitia Sadier, Wooden Wand, Daughn Gibson, Tara Jane O’Neil, Richard Thompson, Silencio, Bert Jansch, Video

Music, In Rotation Aug 27, 2013
In Rotation: Janet Bean of Eleventh Dream Day on Nick Drake's mom

Plus: Jim Elkington of the Horse's Ha on Bollywood Bloodbath, the Reader's Peter Margasak on one-of-a-kind mongrel folkie Michael Hurley, and more
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: In Rotation, Janet Bean, Jim Elkington, The Horse's Ha, Eleventh Dream Day, Freakwater, Brokeback, Skull Orchard, Timo Andres, Home Stretch album, Paraphrase on Themes of Brian Eno, Orlandivo, Orlann Divo, Ed Lincoln, Michael Hurley, Armchair Boogie, Hi Fi Snock, Cat Power, Holy Modal Rounders, Have Moicy!, Lonnie Holley, Just Before Music, Molly Drake, Nick Drake, Old Baby, The Focus Group, Elektrik Karousel, Ghost Box, Julian House, Mike Auldridge, Dobro, Seldom Scene, Bollywood Bloodbath, Finders Keepers

Blogs, Bleader Aug 21, 2013
12 O'Clock Track: "First Field Path," a slice of bucolic guitar music by Nathan Salsburg

The opening track from Hard For to Win and Can't Be Won, the Louisville musician's forthcoming second solo album.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: 12 O'Clock Track, Music, Post No Bills, Nathan Salsburg, Hard For to Win and Can't Be Won, First Field Path, Jim Elkington, Twos & Fews, Alan Lomax Archives, Archie Fisher, fingerstyle guitar, 12 O'Clock Track

Music, Music Review Aug 12, 2013
When folk music loses touch with "folks"

The old weird America is gone, but on the new Waterdrawn the Horse's Ha shows that hippies are just as scary.
- By Noah Berlatsky
- Tags: Music Review, The Horse's Ha, folk music, rootless cosmopolitan, acoustic instruments, Davy Graham, Shirley Collins, past, John Ashbery, present, appropriation, rootless cosmopolitanism, Janet Bean, Jim Elkington, freak folk, Bob Dylan, Greil Marcus, Kingston Trio, Richard Thompson, Sandy Denny, ritualization, archaic communities, premodern communities, marginalized communities, poor communities, rural milieu, working-class milieu, circle of reference, decadent delegitimization, circle of reference, modernity, Bourgeoisie, songs, folk revival, authenticity, commodification, songs, poetry, self-reference, despair, failure, parody, The Wicker Man, atavism, atavism once removed, dislocation, folkways, standardization, Fluff and Gravy Records, albums, records

Music, Pitchfork Jul 17, 2013
Video
Friday: What bands are on our Pitchfork fest itineraries?

Female artists dominate the day-one agendas of Reader readers and staff.
- By Peter Margasak, Gwynedd Stuart, and Kayla Hartman
- Tags: Pitchfork, Daughn Gibson, Sub Pop, drum machines, Areif Sless-Kitain, Jim Elkington, Mac DeMarco, Angel Oslen, Mikal Cronin, Joanna Newsom, Bjork, bras, fashion, hot-weather fashion, Frankie Rose, Trash Talk, wine, Green Line, Woods, Wire, Video

Music, Gossip Wolf May 8, 2013
Gossip Wolf: The end times come for Heavy Times

Plus: Oyarsa goes transcontinental, Reds and Blue's drummer hits the road with Daughn Gibson, and more
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Heavy Times, Luca Cimarusti, Quarters Rock 'n' Roll Palace, Milwaukee, Express Milwaukee, Matt Courtade, HoZac, Fix It Alone, Oyarsa, Empty Bottle, Sun Splitter, Winters in Osaka, Noah Coleman, Idaho, Areif Sless-Kitain, Eternals, I Kong Kult, Daughn Gibson, Jim Elkington, Horse's Ha, Pitchfork, Hideout

Best of Chicago, Music & Nightlife Jun 20, 2012
Critics' Picks
Best Musician in Danger of Forgetting What Gig He's Playing

Jim Elkington
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music & Nightlife, Best of Chicago 2012, Jim Elkington, London, the Zincs, Janet Bean, Horse's Ha, Nathan Salsburg, Avos, Jon Langford, Skull Orchard, Douglas McCombs, Brokeback, Kelly Hogan, Laetitia Sadier, Critics' Picks

Blogs, Bleader Jan 17, 2012
Nathan Salsburg stands up with Affirmed

Lomax Archives producer Nathan Salsburg steps out from behind the board to release his own music
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Nathan Salsburg, Affirmed, Twos and Fews, Root Hog or Die, Alan Lomax, Whaur the Pig Gaed on the Spree, Alasdair Roberts, Scottish folk music, Eight Belles Dreamt the Devil Was Dead, Jim Elkington, Lu

Blogs, Bleader Dec 15, 2011
This week on the B Side

Overlooked releases from 2011, tons of local music news, and a chat with one of the Wilco dudes
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Music, B Side, Chicago, Jessica Hopper, Gossip Wolf, Pitchfork, Pavement, Old Town School of Folk Music, Chrome Waves, Lovely Little Girls, Wilco, Nels Cline, Jim Elkington, O.W.L., the Bad Plus, Mighty Diamonds, Skeletonwitch, Great Society Mind Destroyers, Sharon Lewis, Hamid Drake, Michael Zerang

Film, Artist on Artist Dec 15, 2011
Slideshow
Artist on Artist: Nels Cline of Wilco

The avant-garde guitarist tells Jim Elkington of the Horse’s Ha and Eleventh Dream Day, 'It was like being jolted with electricity. I never really recovered.’
- Tags: Artist on Artist, Wilco, Nels Cline, Jim Elkington, guitar, Nick Lowe, Lula Cafe, Jimi Hendrix, Slideshow

Music, Gossip Wolf Sep 23, 2010
Video
Look Who's Making Tracks With Travis

Kid Sister in the studio, plus a Maps & Atlases LP, new dollies by Archer Prewitt, good-bye to Graeme Gibson, and more
- By Jessica Hopper and J.R. Nelson
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Travis Barker, Kid Sister, Cool Kids, Maps & Atlases, Dave Davison, Del Ray, Archer Prewitt, Press Pop Gallery, Great People, dolls, Bob Moog, Raymond Scott, Allen Ginsberg, Psalm One, MCADaD, Pugz Atomz, Jon Langford, Jim Elkington, Alan Doughty, Joe Camarillo, Andre Williams & the Gold Stars, Sally Timms, Bloodshot, Graeme Gibson, Disappears, Fruit Bats, Box of Baby Birds, Gary Calhoun James, Video

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Consummate sideman James Elkington takes the reins—but loosely

These days the former Zincs leader plays with Joan Shelley, Tweedy, Brokeback, Eleventh Dream Day, and more—and the new Wintres Woma, his first album under his own name, won’t change that.

In Rotation: Janet Bean of Eleventh Dream Day on Nick Drake's mom

Plus: Jim Elkington of the Horse's Ha on Bollywood Bloodbath, the Reader's Peter Margasak on one-of-a-kind mongrel folkie Michael Hurley, and more

12 O'Clock Track: "First Field Path," a slice of bucolic guitar music by Nathan Salsburg

The opening track from Hard For to Win and Can't Be Won, the Louisville musician's forthcoming second solo album.

When folk music loses touch with "folks"

The old weird America is gone, but on the new Waterdrawn the Horse's Ha shows that hippies are just as scary.

Video
Friday: What bands are on our Pitchfork fest itineraries?

Female artists dominate the day-one agendas of Reader readers and staff.

Gossip Wolf: The end times come for Heavy Times

Plus: Oyarsa goes transcontinental, Reds and Blue's drummer hits the road with Daughn Gibson, and more

Critics' Picks
Best Musician in Danger of Forgetting What Gig He's Playing

Jim Elkington

Nathan Salsburg stands up with Affirmed

Lomax Archives producer Nathan Salsburg steps out from behind the board to release his own music

This week on the B Side

Overlooked releases from 2011, tons of local music news, and a chat with one of the Wilco dudes

Slideshow
Artist on Artist: Nels Cline of Wilco

The avant-garde guitarist tells Jim Elkington of the Horse’s Ha and Eleventh Dream Day, 'It was like being jolted with electricity. I never really recovered.’

Video
Look Who's Making Tracks With Travis

Kid Sister in the studio, plus a Maps & Atlases LP, new dollies by Archer Prewitt, good-bye to Graeme Gibson, and more

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These days the former Zincs leader plays with Joan Shelley, Tweedy, Brokeback, Eleventh Dream Day, and more—and the new Wintres Woma, his first album under his own name, won’t change that.

Plus: Jim Elkington of the Horse's Ha on Bollywood Bloodbath, the Reader's Peter Margasak on one-of-a-kind mongrel folkie Michael Hurley, and more

The opening track from Hard For to Win and Can't Be Won, the Louisville musician's forthcoming second solo album.

The old weird America is gone, but on the new Waterdrawn the Horse's Ha shows that hippies are just as scary.

Female artists dominate the day-one agendas of Reader readers and staff.

Plus: Oyarsa goes transcontinental, Reds and Blue's drummer hits the road with Daughn Gibson, and more

Jim Elkington

Lomax Archives producer Nathan Salsburg steps out from behind the board to release his own music

Overlooked releases from 2011, tons of local music news, and a chat with one of the Wilco dudes

The avant-garde guitarist tells Jim Elkington of the Horse’s Ha and Eleventh Dream Day, 'It was like being jolted with electricity. I never really recovered.’

Kid Sister in the studio, plus a Maps & Atlases LP, new dollies by Archer Prewitt, good-bye to Graeme Gibson, and more

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