Wednesday, May 22 2013
Steve Forbert: Alive on Arrival / Jackrabbit Slim
The foremost virtue on each of these albums -- musically, lyrically, and especially vocally -- is Forbert’s exuberance, the unabashed joy of discovery he makes palpable on nearly every one of the tracks here.
Monday, May 20 2013
Nelsonville Music Festival - Updated Lineup and Day Schedule
More than 60 acts are now confirmed for the festival, which runs from May 30 through June 2 in Nelsonville, Ohio.
Thursday, August 2 2012
‘American Pop’... Matters: Ron Thompson, the Illustrated Man Unsung
More than just a rock performance piece, American Pop is an engrossing drama with a pathos that burns through the animation cells in certain scenes even to this day.
Friday, March 16 2012
Textbook Oppositions and Alternatives: Re-Thinking the Role of Race in ‘60s Rock and Soul Music
Black rock musicians like Jimi Hendrix, Sly Stone, and Arthur Lee (Love), as well as white soul musicians in the racially integrated bands playing on recordings of singers like Aretha Franklin and Wilson Pickett, existed during the '60s. So why is rock and soul so black and white?
Thursday, November 10 2011
Ólöf Arnalds: Ólöf Sings EP
The Icelandic singer-songwriter serves up a fine quintet of English-language songs; highlights include covers of Springsteen, Dylan, and Johnny Cash.
Wednesday, November 9 2011
Marc Carroll: In Silence
A couple of tracks stand out on their own, but In Silence, as a whole, is an awkward hodgepodge of Irish folk music and sappy piano ballads.
Friday, November 4 2011
John Wesley Harding: The Sound of His Own Voice
Bob Dylan and Joan Baez's self-proclaimed bastard son looks back in whimsy.
Thursday, October 13 2011
Various Artists: The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams
The only thing more exciting than the release of 12 previously unrecorded Hank Williams lyrics is the group of artists recruited to put them together.
Tuesday, October 4 2011
‘All Star Western’ Is at Home, Back East
In a longstanding tradition of using company-wide shakeups to offer a new and engaging visions of Jonah Hex, All Star Western offers perhaps the sincerest reboot of the entire New 52 run.
Friday, September 30 2011
Wilco + Nick Lowe: 22 September 2011 - New York
The threat of rain didn't prevent Wilco from playing to a sold-out crowd in Central Park last Thursday night.
