DOUGLAS FIELD relishes the hard-boiled language, satire and humour of the third and last of the Harlem trilogy
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Pure and beautiful narrative melodies
Chris Searle reviews Marc Ribot
STEPHANIE BROWN draws attention to the hidden labour of the female embroiderers, and how a 19th century replica made no such error
MIK SABIERS revels in a band that ploughs an idiosyncratic furrow of expletive laden, guitar-driven alt rock
ANDY HEDGECOCK, MARIA DUARTE and ANGUS REID review Synthetic Sincerity, Our Hero, Balthazar, Heartstopper Forever, and A Year In London
The bard invites readers to a gig, raps for Clacton, and lays out the Burnham-Hurzeler conundrum
RON JACOBS recommends an important book that enhances the oppositional theories put forth by Fanon and, in doing so, remakes psychology itself
Marc Ribot at Cafe Oto, Dalston, London E8
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It was Waiting for Ribot at the Cafe Oto last week, with two powerfully accomplished British free musicians, pianist Pat Thomas and drummer Paul Abbott, playing Vladimir and Estragon in their opening set before the performance from the eclectic fingers of the New Jersey-born guitarist.
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