Reviews

[rating=8.00] “The Seeker,” an exalting version of which appears on the second CD in this 45th anniversary edition of Pete Townshend’s Who Came First, is not one of his most stellar compositions, but the name of that song might well be the subtitle of this package (and, were it not so melodramatic, would’ve served as […]

[rating=8.00] The ever-so-loose aggregation dubbed ‘The Santa Monica Flyers,’ appearing on Neil Young’s Roxy-Tonight’s The Night Live has more than a little in common with his most regular accompanists of recent years, Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real. Comprised of the Crazy Horse rhythm section of drummer Ralph Molina and bassist Billy Talbot, augmented […]

[rating=8.00] Through his almost 30-year career Omaha’s Dana Murray has been a collaborator, sideman, producer or educator, roles that he will continue.  Given his impressive resume, it’s rather surprising that this is drummer Dana Murray’s first solo album – The Negro Manifesto. Murray’s musical career has run the gamut from jam band rock to Broadway […]

[rating=8.00] Bob Rea has been making music for 50 years, but this is only his third recording, the previous coming 7 years ago. His is a vintage style, compared by some to Johnny Cash, Guy Clark, Steve Earle, John Prine, and even Leonard Cohen. Let’s just say he has lyrical elements of each. On Southbound […]

Mood and atmosphere are ramped up in A Perfect Circle’s first album of all new, all original material in 15 years.

[rating=7.00] Now five albums into a career that basically defines the term ‘cult following’, Kyle Thomas’ King Tuff character has become a legend in its own right. Adored by college radio and underground scene purists; his brand of hook-driven garage rock that plants its roots deep in the ‘sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll’ soil of […]

Longtime fans of Nashville singer-songwriter Tristen Gaspadarek were treated to a wide-ranging live set at a recent show at Brooklyn’s Union Pool. On the heels of her fizzy 2017 release Sneaker Waves, Tristen might have stuck behind her signature keyboard for the entirety of the show, but instead, we were treated to a more rock […]

When writing about As The Crow Flies a few weeks back, the author found no predictions or expectations for what this band might sound like. No matter what Chris Robinson says or feels about the band he created these songs with, it is his voice that is synonymous with this music.  The Magpie Salute has become […]

In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on the Lucero Family Block Party, which took place April 14 in Memphis, Tennessee and featured Lucero, Turnpike Troubadours, Deer Tick, John Moreland, Louise Page, and Mighty Souls Brass Band, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution (best viewed on desktop):

[rating=8.00] Before his first solo album Dean Ween (aka Mickey Melchiondo) was in such a funk with the dissolution of his main gig that he quit guitar for a year. Now in the lead up to his second record (lamely titled rock2) Deaner says he has more music than he knows what to do with […]