The Aquarian

May 21, 2012 0

Newark, NJ, May 2, 2012—The Prudential Center was literally shaking. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band were due up...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Pinetop Perkins…Direct From Heaven

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

May 14, 2012 0

He died last year on March 21 just days after winning a Grammy—his third—for a duet album with Willie “Big...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

May 7, 2012 0

They come out of Brooklyn—as do I—with spit and polish: a nine-piece charge. Hey, I’m a sucker for a good...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: The Book Of The Year

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Columns

April 30, 2012 0

RJ Smith’s prose style in The One: The Life And Music Of James Brown (Gotham Books) crackles with static electricity...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Gregg Allman

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Columns

April 22, 2012 0

Last year, ubiquitous producer T-Bone Burnett and Rock Legend Gregg Allman, 65, teamed up for Low Country Blues (Rounder). It...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Adam Gyorgy – The Classical Piano Man

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

April 9, 2012 0

“…and the piano it sounds like a carnival,” Billy Joel, 1973. Those words, written by Billy Joel in 1973, were...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Words On Music

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

April 2, 2012 0

Two new books made their way to my eyeballs and both were worth the read. Where The Action Is! (Publish...

Nowadays Indie Rock Festival: Kids These Days

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Going On in NYC

March 20, 2012 0

Held at the ArtsQuest Center on SteelStacks Campus, in Bethlehem, PA, on March 30-31. Bands include Honey Honey, Sun Airway,...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: The Coloursound

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Columns

March 19, 2012 0

It’s the toughest thing in the world to be an independent band nowadays. Talent, unfortunately, isn’t even high on the...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: The Bitch Is Back! Bettye LaVette At The Musikfest Cafe

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Columns

March 12, 2012 0

You heard her before you saw her. After a greasy fatback funk by her crack back-up band, that scratchy pained...

Features

PREMIERE: Whitney Tai’s Stunning Strength & ‘Simulation’

#THROWBACK: Bob Dylan, August 3, 1995

Rising Star bodie Finds Inspiration in Faith & Music

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The Allman Betts Band—Keep On Growing

Reviews

The Spectacle of Phish at Madison Square Garden on NYE / December 31, 2024

Sam MacPherson at The Stone Pony / December 19, 2024

Getting Behind the Mule: Gov’t Mule at Beacon Theatre / December 30, 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: Dirty Jersey Dozen

On The Record: Laura Nyro’s Massive ‘Hear My Song,’ plus the Rain Parade

Makin Waves: Top 10 Jersey Indie Albums

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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

Discover New Live Music for the New Year in New York City

Start 2025 with Good Live Music in NYC

Rock the Old Year/New Year with Live Music

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

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Bruce…Again

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Pinetop Perkins…Direct From Heaven

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds

Rant ‘N’ Roll: The Book Of The Year

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Gregg Allman

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Adam Gyorgy – The Classical Piano Man

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Words On Music

Nowadays Indie Rock Festival: Kids These Days

Rant ‘N’ Roll: The Coloursound

Rant ‘N’ Roll: The Bitch Is Back! Bettye LaVette At The Musikfest Cafe

#THROWBACK: Bob Dylan, August 3, 1995

Discover New Live Music for the New Year in New York City

The Spectacle of Phish at Madison Square Garden on NYE / December 31, 2024

Sam MacPherson at The Stone Pony / December 19, 2024

Start 2025 with Good Live Music in NYC

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