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*** 1/2 Vic Chesnutt, “The Salesman & Bernadette,” Capricorn. You find Elliott Smith too accessible? Well, there’s always Vic Chesnutt. The trailer-park Leonard Cohen might get listener-friendly on his sixth album, dressing up his songs with touches of Southern soul and horn-spiked rock, but his music retains its tough core and its unique blend of tragedy and innocence. Chesnutt plays the Troubadour on Tuesday.

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Albums are rated on a scale of one star (poor), two stars (fair), three stars (good) and four stars (excellent). The albums are already released unless otherwise noted.