R.I.P. Robert Lucas

ILLUSTRATION BY LUKE MCGARRY
Robert Lucas has arrived in the Great Beyond that his voice was always straining so painfully for. And this makes us sad—it maybe even amounts to tragedy. But Lucas’ aftermath ultimately boils down to what we get at the end of every blues song—silence, and a moment to contemplate what [...]

Robert Lucas has arrived at the Great Beyond his voice was always straining so painfully for. That makes us sad, and maybe amounts to tragedy. But Lucas’ aftermath ultimately boils down to what we get at the end of every blues song—silence.
Lucas was only 46 when he died of a drug overdose Saturday, which means [...]