Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: Skeletonwitch, Ann & Nancy Wilson, The Minus 5, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Taking Back Sunday, Big Thief, and more tour news.
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Brooklyn Vegan — This week, check out new holiday music from Sujfan Stevens, CJ Ramone, The Minus 5 & Ben Gibbard, Lucius, Eric Clapton, and Canadian metal viking Thor delivers 'Christmas in Valhalla.'
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Stereogum — The Minus 5's Scott McCaughey credits the Monkees with putting him in the Christmas spirit -- including his group's 2017 album Dear December and the new single "Christmas in Antarctica," whose lyric video is premiering exclusively below. more info
LargeHeartedBoy — Interesting reissues include Wilco's remastered and expanded editions of A.M. and Being There (a 5-CD box set) or (4-LP edition), along with The Fall's 7-CD Singles 1978-2016 The Minus 5's holiday album Dear December is my favorite new release.... more info
Stereogum — Rock collective the Minus 5 -- which is led by Scott McCaughey, who recently suffered a stroke -- just released a Christmas album called Dear December. It's filled with original holiday songs and a slew of notable guests, including Ben Gibbard, Colin... more info
Stereogum — Scott McCaughey, frontman of the Minus 5 and Young Fresh Fellows and longtime touring member of R.E.M., suffered a stroke while on tour with Alejandro Escovedo. He is reportedly in stable condition. His wife shared the news in a post on the Minus 5's... more info
Impose Magazine — On January 20th, Alejandro Escovedo made a memorable appearance at City Winery in NYC with The Minus 5 in support. Photographer Christopher Sikich nabbed some incredible shots for us.
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Brooklyn Vegan — Alejandro Escovedo's new album was produced by The Minus 5's Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey. They'll be backing him, too.
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