Calvin Johnson is a guitarist, vocalist and founding member of the bands Cool Rays, Beat Happening, The Go-Team, Dub Narcotic Sound System, and The Halo Benders. He is known for his uniquely deep, droning singing voice.
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God Is In The TV Zine (UK)
May 10, 2019
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Is it any wonder that Calvin Johnson has chosen Wharf Chambers for his Leeds’ show given the similarities between performer and location? Each exists beyond the fringes of the mainstream.
Accompanied by a laptop which sometimes makes the Windows ‘USB device connected’ noise, a mic that “sounds niiiiiiiice” and the kind of dance moves you would normally only see at a wedding reception with an extensive free bar, Calvin Johnson channels Augustus Pablo, Dr Seuss and Bill Murray to present his pat
If a poll was ever commissioned to determine a social order of indie-cred in modern music then Calvin Johnson would surely be a heavy contender for the throne.
Currently on a Canadian leg of a North American tour with Julie Doiron, K Records ringleader Calvin Johnson made a quick side trip back down to Chicago (via Minneapolis) last week for an intimate Friday night sermon at South Union Arts.
I don't know what's funnier: the mental image of Calvin Johnson strumming his puppy dog tunes in the guttoral surroundings of the Kathedral or Dabney Coleman's ill-faded newsroom sitcom "Mad Man of the People."
OK, one of those things is definitely NOT funny and the other didn't even happen, so it's a wash
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