The Aquarian

October 11, 2023 0

Ain’t nothin’ Lowdown Brown can’t do on his debut. Cat’s 70, kickin’ ass, playing the blues, struttin’ some soul, and with the...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Eight Eccentric Records to Discover

Mike Greenblatt

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July 31, 2023 0

Kosmos, from Italy, redefine the age-old piano-bass-drums jazz trio wherein the piano is the key component. On their new Averno, equal...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Svigals, Sosin, & The Klezmatics

Mike Greenblatt

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April 24, 2023 0

On May 24, at the AMT Theater on West 45th Street in Manhattan, a restoration of a 1924 German silent film...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: ‘The Shards’ by Bret Easton Ellis

Mike Greenblatt

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March 29, 2023 0

In 1985, the debut novel of Bret Easton Ellis, Less Than Zero, was a stunning ‘hello’ to an obviously gifted writer with a flair...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: One Last Look at 2022

Mike Greenblatt

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January 30, 2023 0

The CDs pile up. The months go by. The news hurts. My heroes die. I got into this business not...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: 2023’s Blues

Mike Greenblatt

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December 28, 2022 0

The hippest wall calendar of them all – “Classic Blues Artwork from the 1920s” from Blues Images out of Grants...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Matt Rogers’ ‘Goodnight Boogie: A Tale Of Guns, Wolves & The Blues Of Hound Dog Taylor’

Mike Greenblatt

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November 30, 2022 0

The self-titled 1971 debut of Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers was the first album put out by the legendary...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Five Albums You Should Hear

Mike Greenblatt

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October 24, 2022 1

The self-released/self-produced tribute album, Songs Of Leonard Cohen Live, by Canada’s Art Of Time Ensemble is a great way to re-familiarize yourself...

Rant ’N’ Roll: David Libert’s Misadventures

Mike Greenblatt

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September 28, 2022 0

So how does a kid from Paterson have a No. 3 hit in the country with “See You In September”...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Get Ready For MusikFest!

Mike Greenblatt

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August 1, 2022 0

It’s that time of the year again. The 39th Annual Musikfest happens August 5-14 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. America’s largest free...

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Rob Shirakbari Gets Candid About Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, & Other Classic Hitmakers

John Splithoff’s Peace Isn’t Too ‘Far From Here’

Climbing the Mountain with Switchfoot’s Tim Foreman

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The Allman Betts Band—Keep On Growing

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Mum’s the Word with Mumford & Sons at Brooklyn Paramount / March 26, 2025

HERstory Rocks at the Parkside Lounge – A Decade of NYC Women Rock

Disturbed Sell Out the Garden for the First Time

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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 Michael Patrick: A Clear Blue Sky

On The Record: Elliott Murphy’s ‘Infinity,’ plus the Move, R&B Hits from 1955, Iron City Houserockers, & Chatham Rabbits

The Freak Show: Where Are the Democrats? Where Are the Patriots?

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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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Musicians of Today & Yesterday to Perform This Week in NYC

Start April with Great Live Music

Engaging Live Music for the Beginning of April

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

Rant ‘N’ Roll: October Finds

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Rant ‘N’ Roll: 2023’s Blues

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Matt Rogers’ ‘Goodnight Boogie: A Tale Of Guns, Wolves & The Blues Of Hound Dog Taylor’

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Five Albums You Should Hear

Rant ’N’ Roll: David Libert’s Misadventures

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Get Ready For MusikFest!

#THROWBACK: Linkin Park, April 25, 2007

Musicians of Today & Yesterday to Perform This Week in NYC

Rob Shirakbari Gets Candid About Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, & Other Classic Hitmakers

Start April with Great Live Music

Makin Waves with Michael Patrick: A Clear Blue Sky

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