The Aquarian

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Legendary folk-rocker Neil Young teamed up with icon-in-his-own-right music producer Lou Adler for Young’s latest album, Before and After. Comprised of...

Love, Big Thief, Love, Love, Asheville

Kristen DiLandro

Concerts

March 17, 2023 0

Adrianne Lenker cooed to more than 2,000 people at the sold-out Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, in a tone mostly reserved for...

The Moss EP ‘Insomnia’ Is All Hearts, Beats, & Surf-Rock Guitars

Kristen DiLandro

Albums

January 20, 2023 0

Off-beat, indie, bohemian soundsters, The Moss, shout its flavor of vivacity from the rooftops in its latest EP, Insomnia. Now...

Muse’s ‘Will of the People’ Sounds Like Art Imitating Life

Kristen DiLandro

Albums

June 17, 2022 0

Two weeks of new Muse = two weeks of new perspective. Muse is not going quietly into despondent political alienation,...

Arcade Fire’s ‘WE’ Sees Our Collective Despair & Makes It Danceable

Kristen DiLandro

Albums

May 27, 2022 0

Need a soundtrack for your doomsday Discord party? For the past three weeks, and going forward, we’ll be recommending WE....

‘In/Out/In’ Is a Floaty Dreamscape Tethered by Noisy Art-Rock Distortion

Kristen DiLandro

Albums

March 18, 2022 0

No Wave royalty Sonic Youth have been sorely missed by fans since their heartbreaking disintegration in 2011. While none of...

‘Get Yourself Outside’ Is a Fresh Breath of Mountain Air

Kristen DiLandro

Albums

February 25, 2022 0

Yonder Mountain String Band’s latest album, Get Yourself Outside, is firmly rooted in the band’s earnest ethos while simultaneously stretching...

A Definitive List of 2021’s Best Soundtracks

Kristen DiLandro

Buzz

December 27, 2021 0

2021 wasn’t much better than 2020, but the year’s best soundtracks prove it was slightly less terrible. Why even make...

12 Albums For 12 Kinds of Christmas Days

Kristen DiLandro

Features

December 24, 2021 0

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me… holiday albums that don’t deserve to be flown...

‘Things Take Time, Take Time’ Embodies the Sadness & Sweetness of Yearning

Kristen DiLandro

Albums

November 12, 2021 0

A delightfully classy and uncannily raw singer-songwriter, Courtney Barnett stuns fans just as much as she relates to them on...

Features

Two Decades In, Hinder Still Experience Firsts

‘The Jersey Sound’ – You Know It, You Love It, & Now You Can Watch It

#THROWBACK: The Allman Brothers, August 8, 1995

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

On The Record: Southside Johnny ‘Live at Rockpalast,’ plus Lucinda Williams, Lightnin’ Hopkins, & Emily Remler

Three Albums, Two Books, & One Rant ‘N’ Roll to Close 2024

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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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Excellent Live Music Choices in NYC This Week

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

A Glistening AURORA Stuns NYC

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

‘Before & After’ Is a Wholly Relatable Emotional Montage of Neil Young’s Life

Love, Big Thief, Love, Love, Asheville

The Moss EP ‘Insomnia’ Is All Hearts, Beats, & Surf-Rock Guitars

Muse’s ‘Will of the People’ Sounds Like Art Imitating Life

Arcade Fire’s ‘WE’ Sees Our Collective Despair & Makes It Danceable

‘In/Out/In’ Is a Floaty Dreamscape Tethered by Noisy Art-Rock Distortion

‘Get Yourself Outside’ Is a Fresh Breath of Mountain Air

A Definitive List of 2021’s Best Soundtracks

12 Albums For 12 Kinds of Christmas Days

‘Things Take Time, Take Time’ Embodies the Sadness & Sweetness of Yearning

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