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On The Record: The Pretenders’ ‘Relentless,’ plus Wild Rabbit Salad, Crowes Pasture, Torben Westergaard, & Johnny Rawls

Jeff Burger

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September 8, 2023 0

Relentless is the first new Pretenders album in three years, following 2020’s Hate for Sale, and it’s just the fifth...

On The Record: David Bowie’s ‘Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: The Motion Picture’ (50th-Anniversary Ed.), plus John Mellencamp & More

Jeff Burger

Columns

September 1, 2023 0

Anyone who doubted early on that David Bowie was on the road to superstardom probably hadn’t witnessed his July 3, 1973, show...

On The Record: Elvis Presley’s ‘Aloha from Hawaii,’ plus a Ray Davies Tribute, Two Rockabilly Anthologies, Melanie, & More New Releases

Jeff Burger

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August 18, 2023 0

Elvis Presley’s return to prominence after a multi-year slump began with a December 1968 TV special and arguably culminated in...

On The Record: Joni Mitchell’s ‘At Newport,’ plus the Contenders, Nick Lowe, & Darlingside

Jeff Burger

Columns

August 11, 2023 0

Joni Mitchell released her last studio album, Shine, in 2007, after which her music began to take a back seat as she...

On The Record: Eric Clapton’s ‘The Definitive 24 Nights,’ plus Hot Tuna, Marshall Crenshaw, & Delbert McClinton

Jeff Burger

Columns

August 4, 2023 0

Eric Clapton’s 24 Nights, which appeared in 1991, culled 15 superlative performances from a series of concerts that year and in...

On The Record: ‘Let’s Stomp!,’ a Merseybeat Anthology, plus Nils Lofgren, Johnny Winter, Kentucky Colonels, & Daryl Mosley

Jeff Burger

Columns

July 28, 2023 0

As you know if you’ve read Tune In, Mark Lewisohn’s peerless history of the Beatles’ pre-fame years, the Fab Four were...

On The Record: Lucinda Williams’s ‘Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart,’ plus Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Jesse DeNatale, & Aaron Smith

Jeff Burger

Columns

July 21, 2023 0

Lucinda Williams has recorded lots of country- and soul-flavored music over her four-decade career, but her heart has always been in...

On The Record: Grateful Dead’s ‘Here Comes Sunshine 1973,’ plus Midnight Callers, Marv Johnson, & Mick Kolassa

Jeff Burger

Columns

July 14, 2023 0

The Grateful Dead released three multi-disc concert LPs between 1969 and 1972 (Live/Dead, Grateful Dead, and Europe ’72), which seemed like a lot at...

On The Record: West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, plus Hardwicke Circus, the Baseball Project, Monster Mike Welch, Elliott Murphy, & a Doc Watson tribute

Jeff Burger

Columns

July 7, 2023 0

A 1968 radio spot for the fourth LP by the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band (WCPAEB) refers to its...

On The Record: A Charles Mingus Box, plus Eliza Gilkyson, Tracy Nelson, Asha Wells, & a Tribute to Badfinger’s Pete Ham

Jeff Burger

Columns

June 30, 2023 0

Charles Mingus is widely regarded as one of the greatest bassists in the history of jazz, but he is even better...

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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: The Pretenders’ ‘Relentless,’ plus Wild Rabbit Salad, Crowes Pasture, Torben Westergaard, & Johnny Rawls

On The Record: David Bowie’s ‘Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: The Motion Picture’ (50th-Anniversary Ed.), plus John Mellencamp & More

On The Record: Elvis Presley’s ‘Aloha from Hawaii,’ plus a Ray Davies Tribute, Two Rockabilly Anthologies, Melanie, & More New Releases

On The Record: Joni Mitchell’s ‘At Newport,’ plus the Contenders, Nick Lowe, & Darlingside

On The Record: Eric Clapton’s ‘The Definitive 24 Nights,’ plus Hot Tuna, Marshall Crenshaw, & Delbert McClinton

On The Record: ‘Let’s Stomp!,’ a Merseybeat Anthology, plus Nils Lofgren, Johnny Winter, Kentucky Colonels, & Daryl Mosley

On The Record: Lucinda Williams’s ‘Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart,’ plus Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Jesse DeNatale, & Aaron Smith

On The Record: Grateful Dead’s ‘Here Comes Sunshine 1973,’ plus Midnight Callers, Marv Johnson, & Mick Kolassa

On The Record: West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, plus Hardwicke Circus, the Baseball Project, Monster Mike Welch, Elliott Murphy, & a Doc Watson tribute

On The Record: A Charles Mingus Box, plus Eliza Gilkyson, Tracy Nelson, Asha Wells, & a Tribute to Badfinger’s Pete Ham

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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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