In its sustained ebb and flow through a stream-of-consciousness song cycle, there is nothing quite like Astral Weeks (released 11/29/68) in Van Morrison’s entire discography. In the previous work of the native
It only makes sense that the most popular all-around Beatles album next to Abbey Road (itself a dubious assignation of fandom), is The Beatles a/k/a ‘The White Album.’ Ostensibly it has something for everyone
The ultra-deluxe package design of The Complete Budokan 1978 mirrors the unusually polished and professional nature of its musical contents. Originally released as a double-LP set of vinyl containing selections from the
Luther Dickinson effectively became a bonafide musicologist with the 2015 release of Blues & Ballads A Folksinger’s Songbook Volumes I & I. Ever since, whether working within the relative confines of
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It’s a long way from Midnight Oil’s self-titled debut album to 2022’s Resist, the release accompanying the band’s self-imposed retirement from touring the same year (and purportedly not the last of
The Wood Brothers have never radiated such calm, confident dignity as they did striding out onto the MainStage of the Flynn Center on October 27th. But their unassuming demeanor was