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Time Out New York - Top live show
Cunningham, Crigler and Hill + Kinney
Even if foot surgery earlier this month hadn't left him on crutches, Chris Cunningham might have played seated at Banjo Jim's. Now residing in Minneapolis, the former Contortions, Lounge Lizards and Golden Palominos guitarist prizes instrumental precision above all else—invention excepted. On Neverwas, released in May on the fledgling Firm label, he turns exception into rule.
Granted, a few tracks—opener "Friday Cane" for one—hew to the tried-and-true singin', strummin' and sentimentalizin' tactics exploited by everyone from James Taylor to Vetiver. But they're just setups for the likes of "Iceberg." Delivered wistfully and unironically over lambent fingerpicking, in a warm baritone that suggests a woodsy Scott Walker, the chorus's wistful "Just cop some Pakistani brown / In the shadows / Of the railway station / In Freiburg" stands out like a pachyderm in a Jacuzzi | Jun 27, 2007 |
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NBC's Boston station featured Jason Crigler's amazing recovery and return to music this past Tuesday, June 12. Since then, the story is being picked up nationally by NBC (and MSNBC), so keep your eyes open! | Jun 15, 2007 |
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Thank you to all of you that attended the Electric Eyes Festival at the Southern Theater over the past couple of days. Although I couldn’t make it I heard the Neverwas performance was incendiary. If anyone took pictures I would love to see and post them. | May 20, 2007 |
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Although the "official" street date for Neverwas' and Jason Crigler Band's albums is not until Tuesday May 8th, you can pick your copy up TODAY! | Apr 24, 2007 |
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The website has finally launched! | Apr 14, 2007 |
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Thanks to all that made it out to both SOLD OUT shows last night at the Living Room in NYC. Special thanks to Norah Jones and Martha Wainwright for their hospitality and friendliness and making my first trip to the Big Apple a memorable one. | Feb 17, 2007 |
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After over one year in the hospital, followed by months and months of recovering at home, Jason is back.
So, try to imagine the joy in my voice when I say this, "THIS IS NOT A BENEFIT CONCERT!!!!!!!!!!" This is a night of Jason celebrating music, love, and life with his friends. | Feb 1, 2007 |
