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On The Record: ‘Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium,’ plus Iris DeMent, the Church, & Furry Lewis

March 10, 2023 0

Germany’s Bear Family label often outshines all the competition with its gargantuan, career-spanning box sets. Not when it comes to...

On The Record: The Rolling Stones’ ‘Grrr Live!,’ plus Marshall Crenshaw, Savoy Brown, & More

Jeff Burger

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March 3, 2023 0

Grrr Live! is at least the 10th archival audio/video concert package that the Rolling Stones have issued since 2017, so some fans may...

On The Record: Dexys Midnight Runners, plus Jethro Tull & an Eric Andersen Tribute

Jeff Burger

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February 24, 2023 0

Dexys’ Do-over Kevin Rowland’s overlooked 1999 album, My Beauty, got a deserved second chance with its 2020 rerelease. Now Too-Rye-Ay, the sophomore LP...

On The Record: Carly Simon’s ‘Live at Grand Central,’ plus Iggy & the Stooges, R&B from the 1940s, & Robert Forster

Jeff Burger

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February 17, 2023 0

Carly’s Surprise The most you can usually hope for when you walk into New York City’s Grand Central Station is...

On The Record: ‘Elvis on Tour,’ plus a Moon Mullican Tribute & JD Clayton

Jeff Burger

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February 10, 2023 0

Elvis Presley’s precipitous decline, which led to his death in August 1977, appears to have begun about four years earlier....

On The Record: An Unusual Anthology Collects Hits from 1957, plus Marvin Gaye & Diane Hubka

Jeff Burger

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February 3, 2023 0

Most multi-artist anthologies embrace some sort of cohesive musical theme, such as a focus on a particular genre or the...

On The Record: A Box Set Showcases Bob Dylan’s ‘Time Out of Mind’ Sessions, plus Jeb Loy Nichols & Josh Sinton

Jeff Burger

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January 27, 2023 0

By 1997, many fans had probably lost track of the number of times Bob Dylan had fallen short or gone silent, been...

On The Record: Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir, the Impressions with Jerry Butler, Orchestra Gold, & Howdy Glenn

Jeff Burger

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January 20, 2023 0

‘Hey, That Sounds Like a Dead Album’ Though Bob Weir’s name is on the cover, 1972’s Ace sounds like a Grateful Dead album because… well,...

On The Record: Loudon Wainwright’s First Two Albums Reappear on a Single CD

Jeff Burger

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January 13, 2023 2

Like most of the so-called new Dylans who emerged in the 1970s, folk singer/songwriter Loudon Wainwright III has little in common with...

On The Record: The Carter Family, Frank Zappa, & Janis Joplin with Jorma Kaukonen

Jeff Burger

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January 6, 2023 0

A Treasure Trove from the Carter Family No collection of essential country or folk music would be complete without a...

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Part X of the When We Were Young Series: Recap, Overview, Finale

Part IX of the When We Were Young Series: Taking Back Sunday

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The Allman Betts Band—Keep On Growing

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HOT ROCKS: New Releases from Green Day, Stone Temple Pilots, Liam Gallagher, DIO, and Sepultura

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Makin Waves with The Smithereens: ‘Maintain That Spirit’

On The Record: ‘Talking Heads:77’ Box Set, plus the Flatlanders, a History of Street Singing, & More

On The Record: Elvis Costello’s ‘King of America & Other Realms,’ plus more new releases

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Queued Up: Exploring the World of Bong Joon-Ho (‘Parasite’), plus ‘Doctor Sleep,’ ‘The Siren,’ ‘Scandalous,’ ‘Untouchable,’ and more.

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Phish’s Mike Gordon & Jon Fishman Perform at Bernie Sanders Super Tuesday Rally

On The Record: ‘Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium,’ plus Iris DeMent, the Church, & Furry Lewis

On The Record: The Rolling Stones’ ‘Grrr Live!,’ plus Marshall Crenshaw, Savoy Brown, & More

On The Record: Dexys Midnight Runners, plus Jethro Tull & an Eric Andersen Tribute

On The Record: Carly Simon’s ‘Live at Grand Central,’ plus Iggy & the Stooges, R&B from the 1940s, & Robert Forster

On The Record: ‘Elvis on Tour,’ plus a Moon Mullican Tribute & JD Clayton

On The Record: An Unusual Anthology Collects Hits from 1957, plus Marvin Gaye & Diane Hubka

On The Record: A Box Set Showcases Bob Dylan’s ‘Time Out of Mind’ Sessions, plus Jeb Loy Nichols & Josh Sinton

On The Record: Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir, the Impressions with Jerry Butler, Orchestra Gold, & Howdy Glenn

On The Record: Loudon Wainwright’s First Two Albums Reappear on a Single CD

On The Record: The Carter Family, Frank Zappa, & Janis Joplin with Jorma Kaukonen

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