Love is pretty wild, isn’t it? There isn’t a lot of raw data suggesting that love as a pursuit will pay out in dependable dividends of domestic comfort. The ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus suggested that a lack of pain and a tranquility brought on by a dearth of fear over one’s mortality were the keys […]
Ezra Furman
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Music Tonight: Thursday, May 10
Ezra Furman comes to the Miniplex tonight at 9 p.m. ($10). His latest release on the Bella Union label is called Transangelic Exodus and it revolves around a runaway love that dare not speak its name — specifically, the love between a human and an angel. His songs sound like heart-worn road songs on an […]
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Call Your (or Somebody’s) Mother
I will make this short and sweet, like these fragrant May nights we are lucky to share. Your life started with a womb — unless you were hatched like my friend Walt the bearded dragon — and if you are lucky enough to still have its owner as a positive part of your life, you […]