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On The Record: Tom Rush’s ‘Gardens Old, Flowers New,’ plus the Little Girls, Eddie Bond, & Freddie Scott

March 15, 2024 0

Folk singer Tom Rush, who has been performing and recording for more than 60 years, has long been known primarily as an...

On The Record: the Who’s ‘Live at Shea Stadium,’ plus Rockabilly Anthologies & CDs from Johnny Adams & Tyrone Cotton

Jeff Burger

Columns

March 8, 2024 0

“Strange as it seems now, with the survivors of the Who still playing live nearly 60 years after the band’s...

On The Record: ‘The JFK Inauguration: US Top 100 20th January 1961,’ plus Mike Zito, Vanessa Peters, & Lance Cowan

Jeff Burger

Columns

March 1, 2024 0

According to conventional wisdom, rock experienced a fallow period from around the time we lost Buddy Holly in January 1959...

On The Record: ‘You Can Walk Across It on the Grass: The Boutique Sounds of Swinging London,’ plus Paul Collins & Gordon Grdina

Jeff Burger

Columns

February 23, 2024 0

After the Beatles conquered the world, the world turned its eyes to the Fab Four’s home country and particularly to...

On The Record: ‘Les Cousins’ (Folk Anthology), plus Steeleye Span Live, Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz

Jeff Burger

Columns

February 16, 2024 0

Rock wasn’t the only kind of music that was exploding in the 1960s: a major folk and blues revival was...

On the Record: ‘Pushin’ Too Hard: American Garage Punk 1964-1967,’ plus Rod Picott & Tinsley Ellis

Jeff Burger

Columns

February 9, 2024 0

Pushin’ Too Hard: American Garage Punk 1964–1967, a new three-CD anthology, mines the same fertile territory as Lenny Kaye’s classic Nuggets collection,...

On The Record: ‘Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan,’ plus the Richard Thompson Band & Fats Domino

Jeff Burger

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February 2, 2024 0

British writer Michael Gray’s gargantuan Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan, which has just been reissued in America, first...

On The Record: Dire Straits’ ‘Live: 1978–1992,’ the Beatles’ Revamped ‘1962–1966’ & ‘1967–1970,’ & the Weeklings

Jeff Burger

Columns

January 26, 2024 0

Dire Straits’ The Studio Albums 1978–1991, which came out around the beginning of 2021, is excellent, but if your wallet can...

On The Record: the Rolling Stones’ ‘Hackney Diamonds,’ plus James Talley, Clay Parker and Jodi James, & the Babys

Jeff Burger

Columns

January 19, 2024 0

The last time the Rolling Stones released an album of new original material, 2005’s A Bigger Bang, George W. Bush’s father was president,...

On The Record: ‘We Can Work It Out’ (An Anthology of Beatles Covers), plus the Kinks & Marcel Smith

Jeff Burger

Columns

January 12, 2024 0

It’s a safe bet that during the Beatles era, many musicians wished they could be members of that group. Since...

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Phantogram Dishes on New Album & Upcoming Tour

Singer-songwriter Jim Stanard & His Reflective Magic

Classics Covered & More – Our Holiday Playlist Suggestions

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The Allman Betts Band—Keep On Growing

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A Benefit For Jesse Malin at The Beacon Theatre / December 2, 2024

Creed at Madison Square Garden / November 30, 2024

A Day to Remember at WWWY (Las Vegas Festival Grounds) / October 19, 2024

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

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On The Record: Rolling Stones’ ‘Welcome to Shepherd’s Bush,’ plus Sun Ra, Christopher Cross, & B.B. King

Reality Check: GOODBYE

Makin Waves with Jackson Pines: The Makin Waves Band of the Year

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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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Seasonal Live Music in NYC This Weekend

Excellent Live Music Choices in NYC This Week

Jingle Ball & More Live Music for Mid-December in NYC

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

On The Record: Tom Rush’s ‘Gardens Old, Flowers New,’ plus the Little Girls, Eddie Bond, & Freddie Scott

On The Record: the Who’s ‘Live at Shea Stadium,’ plus Rockabilly Anthologies & CDs from Johnny Adams & Tyrone Cotton

On The Record: ‘The JFK Inauguration: US Top 100 20th January 1961,’ plus Mike Zito, Vanessa Peters, & Lance Cowan

On The Record: ‘You Can Walk Across It on the Grass: The Boutique Sounds of Swinging London,’ plus Paul Collins & Gordon Grdina

On The Record: ‘Les Cousins’ (Folk Anthology), plus Steeleye Span Live, Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz

On the Record: ‘Pushin’ Too Hard: American Garage Punk 1964-1967,’ plus Rod Picott & Tinsley Ellis

On The Record: ‘Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan,’ plus the Richard Thompson Band & Fats Domino

On The Record: Dire Straits’ ‘Live: 1978–1992,’ the Beatles’ Revamped ‘1962–1966’ & ‘1967–1970,’ & the Weeklings

On The Record: the Rolling Stones’ ‘Hackney Diamonds,’ plus James Talley, Clay Parker and Jodi James, & the Babys

On The Record: ‘We Can Work It Out’ (An Anthology of Beatles Covers), plus the Kinks & Marcel Smith

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