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Nils Lofgren Celebrates Love, Loss, Friendship Via 'Blue With Lou'

Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young collaborator, Nils Lofgren's Blue With Lou is a career high that frequently recalls his early work with Grin, while rising to new, majestic heights.

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Flying Buffaloes Tell the Tale of a "Lonesome Cowboy" (premiere)

Flying Buffaloes offer up an easy combination of rock, country, and blues on their infectious new single, "Lonesome Cowboy".

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On Warren Zevon, the "Kurt Vonnegut of Rock Music"

Author C. M. Kushins talks with PopMatters about the complicated legacy of Warren Zevon, from crack-up to recovery and back again, and his research for Nothing's Bad Luck: The Lives of Warren Zevon.

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Left Lane Cruiser Issues Sizzling Electric Folk Number, "Two Dollar Elvis" (premiere)

Left Lane Cruiser's new album arrives later this spring. In the meantime we have a small taste of its almighty might, musical muscle via a deep appreciation of a good friend and cosmic character, "Two Dollar Elvis".

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Ardent Sons Give Up on Love via "Take Me Down Easy" (premiere)

Flamin' Groovies drummer Tony T. Sales leads new outfit, Ardent Sons, which gathers the best of blues, garage rock, and soul on "Take Me Down Easy".

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Reese McHenry Brings Some Serious Southern Heat to "Detroit" (premiere)

North Carolina's Reese McHenry is a force of nature with a whiskey-soaked, Southern-fried rock 'n' roll sound that will make you a convert on the first listen of "Detroit".

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The Heavy Bring the Rockin' Soul on "Heavy for You" (premiere)

Britain's soul/rock greats the Heavy return with a new album in May and a powerful new single in "Heavy for You".

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The Chris Robinson Brotherhood Keeps the Vibe Alive at the Fillmore

A sensational four-song sequence to open night one sets the tone for a majestic three-night run to close Chris Robinson Brotherhood's 2018 fall tour.

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Whitehorse Returns with a New Addition to 'The Northern South'

These are six songs from the past, but Whitehorse revive them through their alternative instrumental contributions and their inventive vocals.

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Big Brother & The Holding Company Find 'Sex, Dope & Cheap Thrills'

When Janis Joplin opens her mouth, a whole new universe of depth emerges. There is magic in her voice.

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The Groundhog's 'Blues Obituary' Gets a 2018 Makeover

They had the tunes, the skill and street credibility for miles. What the Groundhogs didn't have, was the ability to sell records outside of the UK.

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The Marcus King Band's 'Carolina Confessions' Brims with Stirring Lyrics and Conviction

The Marcus King Band fuses stellar musicianship and imaginative songwriting to create their electrifying new album, Carolina Confessions.

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Van Bellman Debuts First Single, "I Hate to See You This Way" (premiere)

Built on distorted, twitchy blues guitar, and a stomping bass line "I Hate to See You This Way" sees Van Bellman as an impotent bystander as a loved one gets lost in one of life's dark alleyways.

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Blonde Roses Refuse to Go Quietly on "Hush Now" (premiere)

New single finds New Orleans band Blonde Roses matching their Southern blues meets rock and roll sound with a bold, powerful sense of drama.

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All Them Witches Go Back to Basics on 'ATW'

On ATW, All Them Witches wisely avoid repeating themselves, instead filtering the heavy, stoner rock of Dying Surfer Meets His Maker through the more expansive, psychedelic haze of Sleeping Through the War.

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Delgres Forges Political Music From the Personal

Paris-based trio Delgres' debut album melds rock, blues with elements of music from New Orleans and the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe and they tell us about it in this new interview.

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