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Michael Gira

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    December 19, 2012

    My First Show: Best of 2012 Edition

    We decided to check back in with some of the people we interviewed this year for My First Show, and ask about favorite concerts, records, and most-wanted Christmas gifts. Bad Design's Steven Altuna takes the cake for best answer for a Christmas wish. What was the best show you saw this year? Evan ... More >>

  • Music

    September 13, 2012

    Swans at Trees

    Sunday, September 16, at Trees

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2012

    Swans' Michael Gira: "My Job As An Entertainer Is To Surprise People, Not Be Some Karaoke Act"

    There are few bands that can maintain an uncompromising sound and still have a shelf life. Rising from the sordid bowels of New York's post-no wave scene, Swans, helmed by Michael Gira, have proven to be the glaring exception, creating music on their own terms, on and off, for over 30 years. They ... More >>

  • Music

    December 29, 2011

    2011 Music, Turned Up to 11

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2011

    My First Show: 2011 Edition

    Mike BrooksScratch Acid at Trees​ Since this Sunday is Christmas, we decided to do something a little different with this week's edition of My First Show. Checking back in with a number of the people we interviewed this year, we wanted their takes on the best shows they saw, and to also get a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    Over The Weekend: Swans at South Side Music Hall

    SwansSouth Side Music HallFebruary 19, 2011Better than: a stirring live reading of The Ugly Duckling.Owen SwensonSwans​ Considering that its name conjures images of immense, flowing beauty, seminal New York City No Wave outfit Swans sure makes some ugly music. And painstakingly ugly music at that. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    Giveaway: Five Pairs of Tickets to See Swans at South Side Music Hall Tomorrow Night

    Swans​A year ago, Michael Gira, band leader of industrial and experimental rock outfit Swans, announced on his band's Myspace page that, after a 13-year hiatus, "Swans are not dead." And he wasn't just spitting game: The band reunited and released their first studio recorded album since 1996 in 20 ... More >>

  • Music

    August 9, 2007

    Backtrackin'

    Things you may have missed the first time

  • Music

    January 19, 2006

    Akron/Family, Mi and L´au, Shearwater

    Tuesday, January 24, at Andy's Basement Bar & Grill, Denton

  • Music

    April 17, 2003

    Devendra Banhart

    April 17

  • Music

    January 18, 2001

    Scene, Heard

    A flood of inaugural party invites hits our mailbox

  • Music

    January 2, 1997

    You've got to hide your love away

    Hard Night's Day to continue despite departure of founding member

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