The Aquarian

On The Record: Lucinda Williams and John Sebastian Plus Marshall Crenshaw, Wild Rivers, Michael Veitch, & Kate MacLeod

February 11, 2022 0

More Great Covers from Lucinda Williams In an earlier column, I wrote about the first four volumes of Lucinda Williams’s Lu’s Jukebox,...

Makin Waves with Dave Vargo: Good Tunes ‘n’ Hearts

Bob Makin

Columns

February 11, 2022 0

Late to the songwriting table, journeyman musician Dave Vargo, who once toured extensively as a sideman, has established a great local solo...

Reality Check: THE VONNEGUT CATHARSIS & THE PAIN OF WAR

James Campion

Columns

February 9, 2022 1

In praise of The Writer’s Crusade: Kurt Vonnegut and the Many Lives of Slaughterhouse–Five and a discussion with its author,...

Rant ’N’ Roll – Remembering Elton

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

February 7, 2022 0

When Rocket Records threw a New York City party in 1978 for Sir Elton John’s A Simple Man album, they...

On The Record: Janis Ian, Hollywood Flames, Whitmore Sisters, Julie Christensen, & more

Jeff Burger

Columns

February 4, 2022 0

Janis Ian’s Final Statement? In 1967, at age 15, Janis Ian scored a Top 20 hit with “Society’s Child (Baby...

Reality Check: THE RUSSIA THING… AGAIN

James Campion

Columns

February 2, 2022 0

Let’s put this out there first: No one thinks engaging in a war with Russia is a good idea. No...

On The Record: An Interview with John Sebastian

Jeff Burger

Columns

January 28, 2022 0

The Lovin’ Spoonful cofounder, who composed some of the greatest hit singles of the 1960s, talks about his childhood, his...

On The Record: David Bowie’s ‘Brilliant Adventure’ Plus Elvis Costello’s ‘The Boy Named If’

Jeff Burger

Columns

January 21, 2022 0

Shortly before cancer ended David Bowie’s life in 2016, his record company began issuing a series of box sets that...

Reality Check: SO… I GOT COVID

James Campion

Columns

January 19, 2022 0

Diary of the infected & discoveries along the way. The mystery is over me. On the third day of January...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: DEATH OF A RAPPER

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

January 17, 2022 0

Brooklyn hip-hop pioneer The Kangol Kid always wore those hats and he used to say, “I never lose because I’m...

Features

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

With Her New Single, Janita Is More Excited Than Ever Before

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The Allman Betts Band—Keep On Growing

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Mk.gee at Franklin Music Hall / November 7, 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

Good Live Music for the Post-Holiday Weekend in NYC

The Best Live Music This Week in NYC

Great Live Music for a Late November Weekend in NYC

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

On The Record: Lucinda Williams and John Sebastian Plus Marshall Crenshaw, Wild Rivers, Michael Veitch, & Kate MacLeod

Makin Waves with Dave Vargo: Good Tunes ‘n’ Hearts

Reality Check: THE VONNEGUT CATHARSIS & THE PAIN OF WAR

Rant ’N’ Roll – Remembering Elton

On The Record: Janis Ian, Hollywood Flames, Whitmore Sisters, Julie Christensen, & more

Reality Check: THE RUSSIA THING… AGAIN

On The Record: An Interview with John Sebastian

On The Record: David Bowie’s ‘Brilliant Adventure’ Plus Elvis Costello’s ‘The Boy Named If’

Reality Check: SO… I GOT COVID

Rant ‘N’ Roll: DEATH OF A RAPPER

#THROWBACK: The Cranberries, December 14, 1994

Makin Waves with The Smithereens: ‘Maintain That Spirit’

Good Live Music for the Post-Holiday Weekend in NYC

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

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