Lou Reed booed in Canada for free-improv set

Velvet Underground legend infuriates fans with a 'fearless night of non-rock'. Still, at least it wasn't his concert for caninesLou Reed, Laurie Anderson and John Zorn faced a furious crowd on Friday night, playing cacophonous music to a cacophony of boos at the Montreal International Jazz festival. Fans expecting Sweet Jane or Walk On the Wild Side were instead met by the skronk and skree of Reed's more recent free-jazz work, infuriating sections of the crowd. As audience members hollered their...

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