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'A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE' Previews start on Monday. Read More

Without any kind of guide or map, this would be quite a daunting journey, since there are currently 99 releases by The Fall to encounter when you include various compilations, studio and live CDs. The Fall are a rock band that were formed in Manchester, England, in 1976, and since their inception have consisted of songwriter/vocalist Mark E. Smith (who is from nearby Salford, an important distinction) and whoever else he lets play and drink with him. Read More

'ERNEST IN LOVE' Previews start on Saturday. Read More

Minsk, "With Echoes in the Movement of Stone" (Relapse): Besides providing the year's coolest album title, this Chicago/Peoria quartet delivers a cerebral yet crushing mix of tribal drumming, astral guitar texture, monks-in-a-monastery vocals and progressive structure, topped with a sense of the epic. Read More

I knew that Shane Mehling was a great writer (he routinely contributes to Decibel, but I think that this is pretty fuckin' hilarious – not to mention intelligent), but because I'm a stoned nimrod, I had no idea that he was also a musician. Read More

'A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC' In previews; opens on Sunday. Read More

Is Jo Wood a better advert for the virtues of two decades on an organic diet – or for the benefits of a quickie divorce from an errant rock-star husband? Read More

Mike Daisey's latest monologue reports on his trip to a remote South Pacific island whose people worship America. Read More

POP flop Noel Sullivan caused "carnage" at Yusuf Islam's first gig in more than 30 years when he outraged fans by performing a 40-minute musical interlude halfway through the show. Read More