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Conversations: More with Tim O’Brien
An in-depth talk about music, inspirations, songwriting with Grammy winner
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Glenn Cook
September 2023
The Never Ending Road
Robert Earl Keen has stopped touring, but there are exceptions to every rule
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Glenn Cook
Review/Photos: Patty Griffin
Opener: Scott Miller at The Birchmere in Alexandria, Va.
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Glenn Cook
The Details Matter
An essay on writing, musicians and what others have taught me
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Glenn Cook
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Photos: X the Band
Opener: Squirrel Nut Zippers at the 930 Club in Washington, D.C.
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Glenn Cook
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Telling the Story of a Show
Opportunity and challenge: Shooting two favorite bands in the same month
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Glenn Cook
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Conversations: John Doe
45 years after band's first single, X leader looks back — and at what's next
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Glenn Cook
4
August 2023
The Photographer’s Chronicle
Why taking pictures is both a creative outlet and the fulfillment of a long-term wish
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Glenn Cook
Jason Isbell & The Last Waltz
How a 1970s documentary led me to the best damn songwriter today
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Glenn Cook
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Photos: Dave Alvin/Jimmie Dale Gillmore
Opener: Dead Rock West at The Birchmere
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Glenn Cook
Blind Spots & The Blind Side
From April 2021: Looking at a feel-good movie differently through a racial and social justice lens
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Glenn Cook
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The Night Shift
Taking my turn for a 4:30 a.m. feeding with the infant granddaughter — and surviving
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