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Lucinda Williams Goes Quiet & Contemplative On ‘The Ghosts of Highway 20′ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Lucinda Williams Goes Quiet & Contemplative On ‘The ...

The lesser-known cousin to the far more famous Route 66, Interstate 20 spans the southern portion of the U.S., cutting a 1,500 mile swath from Texas to South Carolina. Like the more famous highway to the north, it inspires tales of towns and travelers who have been intersected due to  ...[more]

Lissie Finds Herself On ‘My Wild West’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Lissie Finds Herself On ‘My Wild West’ (ALBUM ...

In terms of talent, sheer vocal power and songwriting, Lissie is a no-brainer. The solo artist has been through a lot since her 2010 debut Catching a Tiger. And though it was only a handful of years ago, she has grown and changed both as an artist and a person.  ...[more]

The Pines Go Haunting & Beguiling On ‘Above the Prairie’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

The Pines Go Haunting & Beguiling On ‘Above ...

It would be hard to imagine an album more haunting and beguiling than this fifth opus by the Minnesota-based band who refer to themselves simply as The Pines. Co-produced by Bo Ramsey, the man frequently behind the boards for Greg Brown, Above the Prairie unfolds as a series of shimmering,  ...[more]

Ty Segall and the Muggers Blaze Through Austin (SHOW REVIEW)

Ty Segall and the Muggers Blaze Through Austin ...

Ty Segall has reached a new plane in the realm of performance. His latest album Emotional Mugger (REVIEW) is one that slowly grows on the listener. In their Austin stopover Segall and the Muggers (made up of Emmett Kelly, Cory Hanson, Mikal Cronin, Evan Burrows, and Kyle Thomas) sold out Red  ...[more]

Mavis Staples Soars On ‘Livin’ on a High Note’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Mavis Staples Soars On ‘Livin’ on a High ...

Mavis Staples can do no wrong. At 76, she is as vivacious and powerful as ever, and her energy is infectious and astounding. Her latest record Livin’ on a High Note is aptly titled – Staples is certainly living her best life as her best self. She still sounds amazing  ...[more]

Grace Potter Follows Her Muse at Portland’s Roseland Theatre (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)

Grace Potter Follows Her Muse at Portland’s Roseland ...

Grace Potter played the Roseland Theater in Portland, Oregon on Friday, February 12th, bringing along a new band and introducing some of the freshest material from her take-no-prisoners brand of pop-inspired rock n’ roll. On a short tour supporting her new solo effort Midnight, Potter and her six-piece backing band  ...[more]

The Who Come Alive on 50th Anniversary Tour With ‘The Who: Live In Hyde Park’ (DVD REVIEW)

The Who Come Alive on 50th Anniversary Tour ...

What a difference a span of time can have on something. Last year, a DVD of The Who’s 1982 Shea Stadium concerts was released, revealing a bit of the frayed edges that a supposed farewell tour can have on a band that had been together since 1964. Townshend seemed bored  ...[more]

Frank Zappa Intermingles Rock & Cerebellum Ingenuity on ‘Roxy: The Movie’ (DVD REVIEW)

Frank Zappa Intermingles Rock & Cerebellum Ingenuity on ...

Frank Zappa was a genius. No one will dispute that whether you can grasp his music or not. The man was years ahead of anyone else when it came to cerebral experimentation on a musical instrument. How his brain functioned must have been a cross between a carnival ride, a  ...[more]

Queen Reaffirms Legacy With ‘A Night at the Odeon’ (DVD REVIEW)

Queen Reaffirms Legacy With ‘A Night at the ...

Queen was a band that was initially, and perhaps unintentionally, underrated. To some, they were a garish glam band, to others, heavy metal wannabes. Indeed, their sound and style were far more extravagant than most, a hard rock outfit with a keen sense of art and excess. Hit albums and  ...[more]

John Fogerty Reflects On Creedence And Life In ‘Fortunate Son: My Life My Music’ (BOOK REVIEW)

John Fogerty Reflects On Creedence And Life In ...

There’s a deceptive clarity in the way John Fogerty tells his story in Fortunate Son: My Life My Music. At the very start he adopts an ‘aw shucks’ tone that suits the earliest portions of  his autobiography, devoted to his small-town childhood, and even as it becomes slightly more formal,  ...[more]

Tom Petty: The Biography by Warren Zanes (BOOK REVIEW)

Tom Petty: The Biography by Warren Zanes (BOOK ...

In writing the biography of Tom Petty, author Warren Zanes creates a narrative so compelling it’s difficult to stop reading. Interweaving interviews with his main subject, past and present members of his band The Heartbreakers, plus friends, family, crew members and management; the author effectively (re)creates a wide-ranging conversation that,  ...[more]

Reckless: My Life As A Pretender By Chrissie Hynde (BOOK REVIEW)

Reckless: My Life As A Pretender By Chrissie ...

Christine Ellen Hynde, the dark-haired music loving, pot smoking teen in Akron, Ohio, has a lot to say about how her life turned out. She just doesn’t use a whole lot of words to do so. And that works out to her advantage. For the leader and focal point of  ...[more]

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