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Aussie Nick Cave has had an interesting career, to say the least. Say what you will about the man’s tenacious lyrical talent, his weaving of narratives and violent stories, making them seem alive, the listener hooked, compassionate, transfixed. His unmistakable growl. The Seeds’ warping of rock, folk, experimentalist noise, piano ballads. Cave’s most intriguing work in recent years, much more so than the shrug-inducing new record, “Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!”, was his soundtrack to the 2006 film “The Proposition,” for which he wrote the screenplay. A hodgepodge of found sound, guitar scrapings and spoken word, it’s certainly a must-hear. Cave kicked the dope and everything got less cool—funny how it works that way sometimes. But still, the man’s a legend, and watching him perform will always prove to be a treat. And “The Ship Song,” with its melancholy, fading-love storyline, is still one of the best of its kind. (Tom Lynch)

September 29 at the Riv