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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,...

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

Jeff Burger

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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...

On The Record: An Interview with John Sebastian

Jeff Burger

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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

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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...

On The Record: Alan Freed’s Radio Shows, Eliza Gilkyson, Mickey & Sylvia, & Grant Dermody and Frank Fotusky

Jeff Burger

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January 14, 2022 0

A Musical Time Machine Imagine being able to go back in time and listen in on legendary disc jockey Alan...

On The Record: A 50th-Anniversary Edition of Frank Zappa’s ‘200 Motels’ plus Jeff Tweedy’s ‘Chelsea Walls’ soundtrack & Josh Caterer’s ‘Space Sessions’

Jeff Burger

Columns

January 7, 2022 0

Lots of craziness went down in the arts in the late 1960s and early 1970s, but it’s hard to think...

On The Record: A Deluxe Edition of the Band’s ‘Cahoots,’ plus ABBA & Paul Kelly

Jeff Burger

Columns

December 31, 2021 0

Though many rock groups with successful first records experience a sophomore slump, the Band came roaring back from their outstanding...

On The Record: Pretenders Albums Expanded, Plus Dion, Carole King, James Taylor, & More

Jeff Burger

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December 17, 2021 0

The Pretenders’ eponymous 1980 first album ranks among the best debut LPs in modern rock. Pretenders II, their 1981 sophomore effort, is...

On The Record: Bruce Springsteen’s ‘No Nukes’ Concert, plus Eric Clapton, a Fred Neil Tribute, & More

Jeff Burger

Columns

December 10, 2021 0

The Boss Proves It All Night Though the 1979 recording that resulted from that September’s No Nukes benefit concert filled...

On The Record: Cat Stevens, Lucinda Williams, & Joe Grushecky

Jeff Burger

Columns

December 3, 2021 0

A 50th-Anniversary Edition of Cat Stevens’ Teaser and the Firecat Last year’s holiday season witnessed the release of massive 50th-anniversary...

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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

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The Allman Betts Band—Keep On Growing

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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

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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.

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Good Live Music for the Post-Holiday 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

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

On The Record: An Interview with John Sebastian

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

On The Record: Alan Freed’s Radio Shows, Eliza Gilkyson, Mickey & Sylvia, & Grant Dermody and Frank Fotusky

On The Record: A 50th-Anniversary Edition of Frank Zappa’s ‘200 Motels’ plus Jeff Tweedy’s ‘Chelsea Walls’ soundtrack & Josh Caterer’s ‘Space Sessions’

On The Record: A Deluxe Edition of the Band’s ‘Cahoots,’ plus ABBA & Paul Kelly

On The Record: Pretenders Albums Expanded, Plus Dion, Carole King, James Taylor, & More

On The Record: Bruce Springsteen’s ‘No Nukes’ Concert, plus Eric Clapton, a Fred Neil Tribute, & More

On The Record: Cat Stevens, Lucinda Williams, & Joe Grushecky

#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

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