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Articles By: Sam Carter

Sam Carter is an editor emeritus at Post- Magazine.
Sweet and Low

Sweet and Low

It’s always great to have a home team worth cheering for, and seeing them ascend quickly through the ranks only serves to further galvanize support. Only a few years after being teammates in a summer... 

Not Preaching to the Choir

Not Preaching to the Choir

After 2008’s widely acclaimed For Emma, Forever Ago, Justin Vernon, sole member of the group Bon Iver, could have easily resorted to some laurel-resting.  Instead, he toured extensively and put out... 

I Can See Every Monster as They Come In

I Can See Every Monster as They Come In

Monsters of Folk, the frequently labeled “supergroup” comprised of Yim Yames (the all too subtle pseudonym of Jim James), Conor Oberst, M. Ward, and Mike Mogis, released their self-titled debut last... 

You Are the Music While the Music Lasts

You Are the Music While the Music Lasts

A brief collection of tracks I’ve stumbled upon recently.  Some old, some new, some borrowed, and maybe even some blues.  But I’m not wedded to the idea of going it alone; send along a list of your... 

No Sight but Certainly Vision

No Sight but Certainly Vision

Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, and Art Tatum figure prominently among some of the most successful blind musicians; there are also the three different blues musicians who went by the name Blind Willie.  Aside...