Leonard Cohen

...before Hallelujah became a cult hit thanks to artists like Jeff Buckley and Rufus Wainwright rediscovering it, singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen had already left his legendary mark upon it. And even before he originally wrote and recorded that...

In this article: Isle of Wight, DVD, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Suicide, Famous Blue Raincoat, Suzanne, and Rufus Wainwright

San Francisco Bay Area residents should count their blessings; not every metropolitan area was rewarded with two stops on Leonard Cohen [ tickets ]'s tour. Having performed three nights at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland back in April,...

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...ear. His voice was husky, seductive and more than a little worn around the edges, a coiled snake of sensuality. In song, Leonard Cohen once claimed to have a heart of ice, and yet his tunes could melt a glacier with all their libidinal...

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...of love, loss and longing serving as soundtrack to some sort of spiritual celebration. Three songs into the show, Cohen sang that he had heard angels declare: "Ain't no cure for love." As light burned through the stage's flowing white...

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Now that Leonard Cohen is acknowledged as a musical treasure, it's fascinating to revisit this performance from a time when his star was in its early ascendancy. The 1970 Isle of Wight Festival was a glorious disaster - 600,000 starving...

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...new truths, by unbinding blindfolds and letting in the light. Posted on Wed, Nov. 11, 2009 10:15 PM Leonard Cohen three hours in heaven Leonard Cohen performed at the Midland theater Monday. Like an upper-level graduate course, this...

In this article: Rafael Gayol, Transcendence, Kansas City, Kurt Weill, and Sharon Robinson

...told me I don't have a voice. I kind of bought that. " But it's the right instrument for his songs. Songs of Leonard Cohen Cohen is deeply loved by musicians and audiences. And perhaps because there wasn't any indication or hope that...

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FILE PHOTO -- Musician Leonard Cohen, 75, shown in April 2009, performed in St. Louis for the first time on Saturday. (Getty Images) ST. LOUIS - Leonard Cohen earned the first of many standing ovations at the Fox Theatre Saturday night...

In this article: St. Louis, I'm Your Man, Bird on the Wire, First We Take Manhattan, Suzanne, Sharon Robinson, and The Future

...Nelson and Elton John. He's been feted with several tribute albums and even a film, Lian Lunson's "Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man" (2006). Stylistically, Cohen's albums have ranged from the stark minimalism of his early works to the full...

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...rarely combine his craft and maturity, and the man can really project. ”</p><p>In his review of the just-released DVD “Leonard Cohen: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970” at HuffingtonPost.com, critic Mike Ragogna distilled...

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