Greg Dulli to play career-spanning set at the Independent on Friday
Throughout his career, from his early days fronting the peerless Afghan Whigs to his second act leading the Twilight Singers and onto his later collaborations with Mark Lanegan, Greg Dulli has always seemed like a man apart. While the Whigs were lumped into indie-rock and alternative acts like Archers of Loaf, Dinosaur Jr., or Mudhoney, the band had a certain sleaze and swagger about them that recalled more primal (and more well-known) acts like Guns N’ Roses. Dulli’s lyrics and id-filled howl were a sharp contrast to the de-sexualized indie rock world of the mid-90s, yet the Whigs (brought up [...]