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On The Record: The Rascals’ ‘Complete Atlantic Recordings,’ Johnny Cash’s ‘Songwriter,’ Nektar’s ‘Recycled,’ & More

July 12, 2024 0

An Exhaustive Rascals Box Set Stevie Van Zandt heaped a ton of praise on the Rascals when he inducted them into the Rock...

On The Record: A ‘Girl Group’ Anthology, Grateful Dead’s Expanded ‘From the Mars Hotel,’ Frank Zappa & the Mothers’ ‘Whisky a Go Go 1968,’ & More

Jeff Burger

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July 5, 2024 0

A Joe Meek Anthology Unearths Some Gems The late rock and pop producer Joe Meek, who is widely regarded as England’s...

On The Record: Joni Mitchell’s ‘The Asylum Albums (1976–1980),’ plus Little Feat, David Serby, & Steve Dawson

Jeff Burger

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June 28, 2024 0

A Box Set Collects Four Notable Joni Mitchell Albums The third in a series of box sets of Joni Mitchell’s studio...

On The Record: ‘I See You Live on Love Street: Music from Laurel Canyon,’ plus Robert Hunter, Roy Brown, Soft Machine, & Jay Gordon

Jeff Burger

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June 21, 2024 0

California’s Laurel Canyon music scene still garners attention half a century after its heyday. In 2019, for example, Jakob Dylan...

On The Record: Robert Earl Keen, Skeeter Davis with NRBQ, Damon Fowler, & the Black Watch

Jeff Burger

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June 7, 2024 0

Robert Earl Keen, Western Chill. One bit of good news for fans of Americana/folk singer/songwriter Robert Earl Keen is that his retirement...

On The Record: Joe Grushecky & a Rolling Stones tribute, plus Lynne Hanson, Laurie Lewis, & Nat King Cole

Jeff Burger

Columns

May 31, 2024 0

Joe Grushecky: Something Old, Something New Joe Grushecky, a household name in his Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania hometown, has never achieved the...

On The Record: Collective Soul, Jeff Slate, Ruth Moody, & J.M. Kearns

Jeff Burger

Columns

May 24, 2024 0

Collective Soul, Here to Eternity. Atlanta-based Collective Soul has been around for three decades but on the evidence of its sprawling 20-track...

On The Record: Graham Parker’s ‘Live at Rockpalast,’ Queen’s ‘Rock Montreal,’ Little Richard, & More New Releases

Jeff Burger

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May 17, 2024 0

Graham Parker Concert DVDs Reissued with a Bonus English rocker Graham Parker’s Last Chance to Learn the Twist, which came out last...

On The Record: The Cryin’ Shames, plus Desmond Dekker, Delroy Wilson, Ken Boothe, Dr. John, & Cris Jacobs

Jeff Burger

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May 10, 2024 0

The Cryin’ Shames, a mid-sixties beat/pop group from Liverpool, England, were barely even a one-hit wonder on their home turf....

On The Record: Chip Taylor’s ‘Behind the Sky,’ plus Chet Baker, Sun Ra, Art Tatum, & More

Jeff Burger

Columns

May 3, 2024 0

“Write what you know,” goes the standard advice, and longtime singer/songwriter Chip Taylor has taken that suggestion to heart on his new...

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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

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

On The Record: The Rascals’ ‘Complete Atlantic Recordings,’ Johnny Cash’s ‘Songwriter,’ Nektar’s ‘Recycled,’ & More

On The Record: A ‘Girl Group’ Anthology, Grateful Dead’s Expanded ‘From the Mars Hotel,’ Frank Zappa & the Mothers’ ‘Whisky a Go Go 1968,’ & More

On The Record: Joni Mitchell’s ‘The Asylum Albums (1976–1980),’ plus Little Feat, David Serby, & Steve Dawson

On The Record: ‘I See You Live on Love Street: Music from Laurel Canyon,’ plus Robert Hunter, Roy Brown, Soft Machine, & Jay Gordon

On The Record: Robert Earl Keen, Skeeter Davis with NRBQ, Damon Fowler, & the Black Watch

On The Record: Joe Grushecky & a Rolling Stones tribute, plus Lynne Hanson, Laurie Lewis, & Nat King Cole

On The Record: Collective Soul, Jeff Slate, Ruth Moody, & J.M. Kearns

On The Record: Graham Parker’s ‘Live at Rockpalast,’ Queen’s ‘Rock Montreal,’ Little Richard, & More New Releases

On The Record: The Cryin’ Shames, plus Desmond Dekker, Delroy Wilson, Ken Boothe, Dr. John, & Cris Jacobs

On The Record: Chip Taylor’s ‘Behind the Sky,’ plus Chet Baker, Sun Ra, Art Tatum, & More

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Creed at Madison Square Garden / November 30, 2024

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