Sugar Roared Back to Life at Their First Show in 31 Years
[Brooklyn Vegan] “Hi, we’re a band called Sugar,” Bob Mould told the packed house at Webster Hall on Saturday night. “It’s been a little bit since our last show.” That’s putting it mildly — this was Sugar’s first show in 31 years — but Bob was running around the stage, spinning like it was 1994. Mould, bassist David Barbe and ...
Lucinda Williams on NYT 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters List
[New York Times] More than 250 music insiders and six New York Times critics weighed in on who defines the new American songbook. Here, in an unranked list, are the artists they chose. Whatever anybody means about a song’s texture turns tactile with Lucinda Williams. Sweat salt. Ice crunch. Oyster grit. Matches. Grease (bacon, engine, ...
‘I thought I’d finish the album then die’: How Angelo De Augustine Came Back From a Medical Nightmare
[The Guardian] By Dave Simpson When the singer-songwriter and Sufjan Stevens collaborator became gravely ill, he had to learn to walk, talk, hear, play and sing again. Music – and a love of antique instrumentation – helped him rebuild On Halloween 2021, Angelo De Augustine was at home in Los Angeles when he suddenly collapsed. ...
Bob Mould on All Things Sugar Reunion, Hüsker Dü, Hedwig, Earplugs, More
[Brooklyn Vegan] By Bill Pearis “it was a really well kept secret,” Bob Mould says of the announcement that his very popular ’90s band, Sugar, were going to reunite for their first tour in 31 years. “The day that we actually announced, I had a couple dozen really upset friends, like, ‘why did you not fucking tell me?'” ...
