Baroness: Presence of Mind Dan Alleva July 3, 2019 Features, Interviews As trucks, passersby, and the hum of summer shake and rattle outside the window of Baroness drummer Sebastian Thomson’s Brooklyn apartment, he reflects on where he’s been and where he’s going. The red-hot prog...
Geoff Tate: Rock ‘n’ Roll, Revolution, and Wine Dan Alleva June 25, 2019 Features, Interviews By all measures, Geoff Tate is a very, very busy man. His tour to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Operation: Mindcrime has extended into 2019 by popular demand. He just released an album in collaboration...
Perry Farrell — ‘Kind Heaven’ Dan Alleva June 19, 2019 Albums, Reviews Few artists have merged alternative rock and electronica like Perry Farrell. His latest solo record, Kind Heaven, is an eclectic mix of hard rock, Cyperpunk, psychedelia, and pop, set to highly-stylized, pulsa...
Jigsaw Youth: The New Riot Grrrls of New York City Dan Alleva June 12, 2019 Features, Interviews One of the most gritty, sludgy, hard-rocking bands on the New York City scene right now is Jigsaw Youth. The trio of Nastacha Beck on guitar, Maria Alverez on bass and vocals, and Alex Dmytrow on drums cr...
In memoriam: Dr. John [1941 — 2019] Dan Alleva June 11, 2019 Columns “They call me... Dr. John, known as The Night Tripper....” Born Malcolm John Rebennack in New Orleans on November 20, 1941, the man whom the world knew and loved as Dr. John suffered a heart attack and sadl...
Chris Robinson Brotherhood— ‘Servants of the Sun’ Dan Alleva June 11, 2019 Albums, Reviews When I spoke with Chris Robinson last July in these very pages, the basic tracks for his band’s latest LP, Servants of the Sun, had just been completed. When asked about the album, Robinson remarked that “The ...
Trey Anastasio, United Palace Theatre, April 13, 2019 Dan Alleva June 5, 2019 Concerts, Reviews Trey Anastasio brought his recent theater tour to the majestic halls of the United Palace, with its glowing lamps and lux decor, for two nights of deft performance and strong composition. Instead of simply dus...
Life of Agony — The Sound of Scars: An AQ Exclusive In the Studio Report Dan Alleva May 22, 2019 Features, Interviews As Alan Robert came around the bend of the snowy Oregon road that was leading him to producer Sylvia Massy’s recording studio, a strange feeling came over the Life of Agony bassist. A feeling that pulled on him...
Son Volt: The State of the Union Dan Alleva May 1, 2019 Features, Interviews On Son Volt’s latest release, Union, founder Jay Farrar has tapped into the social consciousness of the day, relaying the unwavering power of protest during these times of political turbulence. Drawing from fol...
Johnny Marr’s Artistic Impulse Dan Alleva April 24, 2019 Features, Interviews If you’re only just catching up with Johnny Marr now, he’s been quite busy since his prolific days as guitarist and co-songwriter in The Smiths. Between 1988 and 1994, he was a member of the English post-pun...
