The Aquarian

January 10, 2024 0

Pianist-vocalist Les McCann passed away on December 29, 2023 in Los Angeles at age 88. Just prior to that, on December...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Blues, Jazz, & a Book

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

December 11, 2023 0

Although he’s long left Texas in his rear-view mirror, Willie J Laws Jr. has always been known as the “Prophet of the...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Funky, Jazzy, Bluesy Magic

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

November 15, 2023 0

Drummer-Composer Gregory Hutchinson steps away from his usual jazz purview to bring Da Bang to alarming life on his solo debut after playing with...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: October Finds

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

October 11, 2023 0

Ain’t nothin’ Lowdown Brown can’t do on his debut. Cat’s 70, kickin’ ass, playing the blues, struttin’ some soul, and with the...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Blues to the Bone

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

September 11, 2023 0

Why has it taken sixties Earth Mother Icon Tracy Nelson, 78, almost 11 years to make a new record? Her...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Lucky Seven (Records for You)

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

August 21, 2023 0

For his seventh album, Oregon pianist-composer Gordon Lee asks How Can It Be? (PJCE Records). Recorded during the darkest days of the pandemic, the...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Eight Eccentric Records to Discover

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

July 31, 2023 0

Kosmos, from Italy, redefine the age-old piano-bass-drums jazz trio wherein the piano is the key component. On their new Averno, equal...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Not Yet Buried

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

June 30, 2023 0

I’d rather listen to dead guys. Although you can’t go to see them in-concert (except for Michael Jackson and Elvis),...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Two Jazz Gems

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

May 29, 2023 0

There’s a uniqueness about Melissa Pipe that cannot be described in one mere column. Her Montreal sextet’s self-released debut recording, Of...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Svigals, Sosin, & The Klezmatics

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

April 24, 2023 0

On May 24, at the AMT Theater on West 45th Street in Manhattan, a restoration of a 1924 German silent film...

Features

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

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

Part VIII of the When We Were Young Series: Silverstein’s Shane Told

Featured

The Allman Betts Band—Keep On Growing

Reviews

Creed at Madison Square Garden / November 30, 2024

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

Bastille at The Town Hall / November 25, 2024

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

Columns

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.

Live Events

Start December with Good Live Music in NYC

Good Live Music for the Post-Holiday Weekend in NYC

The Best Live Music This Week in NYC

Featured

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

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Five Satisfying Listens

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Blues, Jazz, & a Book

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Funky, Jazzy, Bluesy Magic

Rant ‘N’ Roll: October Finds

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Blues to the Bone

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Lucky Seven (Records for You)

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Eight Eccentric Records to Discover

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Not Yet Buried

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Two Jazz Gems

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Svigals, Sosin, & The Klezmatics

#THROWBACK: The Cranberries, December 14, 1994

Start December with Good Live Music in NYC

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

Creed at Madison Square Garden / November 30, 2024

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