Posts by Shawn Donohue

On the first gorgeously sunny summer Friday in NYC during 2019, the Drive-By Truckers pulled into Brooklyn Bowl for the second night of their “Six Pack” set of shows. The group has found a northern home in the gorgeous Williamsburg bowling alley with Mike Cooley mentioning midset that he has lots of memories from playing […]

In March of 2008, The Raconteurs surprisingly dropped their sophomore album Consolers of The Lonely, and it was the best rock album of the decade. Over eleven years later comes the follow up titled Help Us Stranger, and while it doesn’t reach its predecessor’s lofty heights, it is an engaging mix of classic rock power and […]

Halfway through his set, Craig Finn mentioned that on his newest album he “wanted to make some elegant music” and he also asked, “what better place to play elegant music in New York City than Joe’s Pub?” Finn was all smiles for this triumphant show of nuanced and restrained offerings during the first of his […]

Perhaps more than any other artist of the last 60 years Dr. John was the New Orleans sound, bringing it to the masses as Louis Armstrong did before him. With his recent passing Glide will take a look back into the Good Doctor’s past and rank/discuss his studio works. A member of the Rock and […]

On Tuesday, June 4th the One Nation Under A Groove Farewell Tour rolled into the heart of New York City to decamp at SummerStage in Central Park. The weather could not have been better as the sun slowly set and the party revved up with positive vibes all around the sold-out grounds. Funk, more than […]

Sam Cohen is a musician who dabbles in multiple sonic worlds, producing records and playing with the likes of everyone from Bob Weir to Cee-Lo Green. Cohen’s newest release, The Future Is Still Ringing In My Ears is a grand testament to his skills as well as a conscious evolution as he pairs with Danger […]

Back in 2008 the San Francisco based Thee Oh Sees (now they are Oh Sees) were going through a transitional period and released a quirky live album/DVD titled Thee Hounds of Foggy Notion. Now that album is being re-released through Castle Face records. The live offering is a psych-folk mix of fuzzed out tunes; the […]

On Kevin Morby’s most recent, and by far his most ambitious release, he deals with religion (all be it a very limited Protestant Christianity view) in his own self-described ‘not religious in the slightest’ way. Oh My God is a double album which examines that phrase multiple times in multiple fashions, over and over again. […]

For those keeping score at home, Craig Finn has released three solo albums since the last Hold Steady record, his most recent is I Need A New War and it is the best of the bunch. Coming after 2015’s Faith in the Future and 2017’s We All Want The Same Thing the run is less of […]

It has been five years since their last studio record, 9 Dead Alive, but the instrumental guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela are still strumming out upbeat excursions before freeing themselves from earthly bonds by covering one of Pink Floyd’s most experimental numbers. Mettavolution finds the duo locked back in and where their last record was […]

Ex Hex played a sold-out show Thursday night (4/4) at the Bowery Ballroom on the Lower East Side of NYC, mixing in songs from their first two albums, Rips and their recently released It’s Real. Strolling out to “Be Bop A Lula” the four-piece was in rock star mode in front of their gold lamé […]

Ty Segall never seems to stop; releasing album after album and now arrives, Deforming Lobes, a live capturing of him and the Freedom Band from a 2018 tour stop at the Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles, California. This January night saw Segall and crew (Mikal Cronin, Charles Moothart, Emmett Kelly, and Ben Boye) rev up […]

The Soul Rebels Brass Band came to their home away from home, Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg this past weekend on March 29th to mix their New Orleans second-line funk with New York City hip hop as guests helped them along the way. Friday night had a lineup change only a day before the show as […]

Mekons, the long-running folk/punk/art rock outfit from Leeds, has recently been inspired by successful reunion tours of the USA and perhaps oddly, deserts. The groups bassist The Baron (aka Dave Trumfio) set up a new studio in Yucca Valley, CA on the outskirts of Joshua Tree and the band instantly felt inspired by the surroundings, […]

White Denim never seems to stop making music, their combination of engaging, thought-provoking; off the wall bat shit pop/prog/garage rock successfully rolls on with their newest release Side Effects. It arrives only a few months after 2018’s Performance but is a throwback to their earlier days as demos; outtakes and lyrics from the group’s past […]

2014’s debut record from Ex Hex was titled Rips and it did just that. That album is a mix of 60’s buzzing garage rock, 80’s glam attitude, and power pop bliss. For their follow up titled It’s Real the band slowed down and focused on arena-ready mid-tempo tunes in the vein of Thin Lizzy. The […]

The warm roots rock of Frank Migliorelli & The Dirt Nappers glows throughout their newest release, The Things You Left Behind as they inject power pop, country twang, love ballads and protest anthems into their well-worn sound. Frontman/songwriter Migliorelli has assembled The Dirt Nappers, who have played with some heavyweights in the industry. Mike Heaphy […]

The annual Hold Steady excursion to London got started Friday night, March 8th at the excellent Electric Ballroom smack in the heart of Camden. The band played too many friendly faces as hugs were exchanged, lyrics were shouted and beer/confetti was spilled as fans new and old serenaded the Brooklyn based band.   Before the […]

Karl Denson has been busy his whole career, backing Lenny Kravitz, forming the legendary Greyboy All-Stars, establishing his Tiny Universe’s jamband sound and most recently joining The Rolling Stones on the live stage, replacing the departed Bobby Keys. Now comes his first studio album from KDTU in over five years, and it is a dance-laden, […]

Steve Marion’s newest release as Delicate Steve is a collection of sample-ready instrumentals all possessing pop appeal, moving from bright digital club ready efforts to swaggering buzzing funk with ominous beats. Till I Burn Up was inspired by Dr. John’s Gris Gris where Marion misheard the lyric of “Tit Alberta” in “I Walk On Guilded […]