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Robin Eubanks: Klassic Rock Vol. 1

The M-Base trombonist returns with a slippery, funky mix of rock tunes and originals.

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Galactic: 27 February 2013 - San Diego, CA

The quintet has established a chemistry that many bands never reach, carving out a career as dedicated road warriors and party kings who always deliver the goods.

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Gary Clark Jr.: Seeing Is Believing

If you have a chance to check Clark out live, do so. He sounds fine in a studio setting, and I encourage you to grab his new disc. But like most of the better acts, especially of the jazz and blues idioms, he needs to be seen to be appreciated, and believed.

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Spoek Mathambo: Father Creeper

With a lot going on, South African Spoek Mathambo's second album unleashes township tech on unsuspecting passers by. While it's good, it doesn't quite fully hang together.

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Little Richard once proclaimed that "rhythm-and-blues had a baby", and their offspring was rock 'n' roll.

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As ever, Living Colour’s cauldron bubbles over with rock, soul, hip-hop, metal, blues and their own idiosyncratic expression.

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Time’s NOT Up: Living Colour is alive and well in the City of Lights.

Terrence Butcher

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Living Colour: Live at CBGB's

At its best, this look into Living Colour's past reminds the listener just how strong a voice this band brought to the world in its day; rarely have such songs of uncompromising honesty been celebrated with Grammy awards and sales in the millions. At its worst, Live at CBGB's is inexplicable: while it's a pleasant listen, the reason for its coming to the light of day now seems as obscure as is its all-too-often muddled sound.

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Robin Eubanks: Klassic Rock Vol. 1

The M-Base trombonist returns with a slippery, funky mix of rock tunes and originals.

Galactic: 27 February 2013 - San Diego, CA

The quintet has established a chemistry that many bands never reach, carving out a career as dedicated road warriors and party kings who always deliver the goods.

Gary Clark Jr.: Seeing Is Believing

If you have a chance to check Clark out live, do so. He sounds fine in a studio setting, and I encourage you to grab his new disc. But like most of the better acts, especially of the jazz and blues idioms, he needs to be seen to be appreciated, and believed.

Spoek Mathambo: Father Creeper

With a lot going on, South African Spoek Mathambo's second album unleashes township tech on unsuspecting passers by. While it's good, it doesn't quite fully hang together.

Electric Purgatory: The Fate of the Black Rocker

Little Richard once proclaimed that "rhythm-and-blues had a baby", and their offspring was rock 'n' roll.

Living Colour: The Chair in the Doorway

As ever, Living Colour’s cauldron bubbles over with rock, soul, hip-hop, metal, blues and their own idiosyncratic expression.

Living Colour: The Paris Concert

Time’s NOT Up: Living Colour is alive and well in the City of Lights.

Living Colour: Everything Is Possible: The Very Best of Living Colour

With a track list so skewed in favor of the band's first two records, the savvy consumer might do better to pick up Vivid and Time's Up and call their Living Colour collection complete.

Living Colour: Live at CBGB's

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Goo Goo Dolls Evolve and Raise the Bar with 'Miracle Pill'

Cheech & Chong: Animated Movie Musical Soundtrack Album

Paula Cole's 'Revolution' Is As Fresh and Vibrant As a Debut Album

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Dan Luke and the Raid's "Black Cat Heavy Metal" and "Last Goodbyes" Show Off Their Infectious Indie Rock (premiere + interview)

West My Friend's 'In Constellation' Unearths the Indie Folk Band's Full Potential (album stream) (premiere)

Chaos Chaos Create a Jagged, Alt-Pop Anthem with "Theaters" (premiere)

Soul Man Neal Francis Contemplates Raw Emotions and Sobriety in "Changes" (premiere)

Fox Medicine Find Magic in "Comfort Pony" (premiere)

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The M-Base trombonist returns with a slippery, funky mix of rock tunes and originals.

The quintet has established a chemistry that many bands never reach, carving out a career as dedicated road warriors and party kings who always deliver the goods.

If you have a chance to check Clark out live, do so. He sounds fine in a studio setting, and I encourage you to grab his new disc. But like most of the better acts, especially of the jazz and blues idioms, he needs to be seen to be appreciated, and believed.

With a lot going on, South African Spoek Mathambo's second album unleashes township tech on unsuspecting passers by. While it's good, it doesn't quite fully hang together.

Some of these are hopefully no-brainers, others may be head-scratchers. All of them are albums that deserve a fresh appraisal.

Little Richard once proclaimed that "rhythm-and-blues had a baby", and their offspring was rock 'n' roll.

As ever, Living Colour’s cauldron bubbles over with rock, soul, hip-hop, metal, blues and their own idiosyncratic expression.

Time’s NOT Up: Living Colour is alive and well in the City of Lights.

With a track list so skewed in favor of the band's first two records, the savvy consumer might do better to pick up Vivid and Time's Up and call their Living Colour collection complete.