Crooked Fingers

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Album Review: Crooked Fingers – Breaks in the Armor

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Album Review: Crooked Fingers – Forfeit/Fortune

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Articles about Crooked Fingers

Album Review: Crooked Fingers – Breaks in the Armor

By Drew Litowitz on October 13th, 2011

The hooks catch like fire, then have you trudging through their ashes.

St. Vincent’s Best Cover Songs

By Austin Trunick on September 9th, 2011

Annie Clark covers Magnetic Fields, Tom Waits, INXS, Big Black, and more…

Check Out: Crooked Fingers – “Typhoon”

By Chris Coplan on August 24th, 2011

An emotional typhoon.

Crooked Fingers announce new record: Breaks in the Armor

By Ben Kaye on August 16th, 2011

With a fall tour to follow the release.

Band of Horses, Explosions in the Sky head Musicfest NW 2011

By Alex Young on May 31st, 2011

Plus, The Kills, Archers of Loaf, Butthole Surfers & more.

Guided by Voices tribute album features Flaming Lips, Blitzen Trapper, Thurston Moore

By Harry Painter on October 22nd, 2010

And it gets even more indie from there!

Neko Case touches down at the Chicago Theatre (4/24)

By Anthony Balderrama on April 26th, 2009

An opulent venue can affect a rock concert in one of several ways. I’ve seen great acts become stale performers as they move from tiny clubs to orchestra halls. Other acts make the same transition but grow as performers as a result. Friday night at the Chicago Theatre, Neko Case made the move from club [...]

Album Review: Crooked Fingers – Forfeit/Fortune

By Dan Caffrey on November 16th, 2008

Many great rock albums have one standout Latin flavored track that, although strong, feels out of place in context with the rest of the songs. There’s Jackson Browne’s “Linda Paloma” from his 1976 classic The Pretender, Whiskeytown’s “Paper Moon” off of Pneumonia, and the title track from The Eagles’ Hotel California, to name a few. [...]

Okkervil River kills at the Metro (10/14)

By Michael Roffman on October 16th, 2008

There’s nothing worse than a disjointed rock show. When there’s a lack of flow and the music rises and then falls, it’s dangerous territory to deal with, especially for the headliner. Fortunately, that job went to the Texas indie act, Okkervil River, this past Tuesday at Chicago’s own Metro. Without its raucous performance, the bill [...]