The Weakerthans’ John K. Samson is Canada’s poetic punk-rock laureate. Need proof? Check out just two of the titles on the Winnipeg band’s latest album: “Hymn of the Medical Oddity” and “Virtue the Cat Explains Her Departure.” When he isn’t writing thoughtful narratives and singing them with The Weakerthans, Samson publishes leftist fiction, non-fiction and cultural studies. But the most radical thing about the band is his wildly inventive songs, including the brilliant hockey tribute “Elegy for Gump Worsley.” Sept. 25
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