The Aquarian

September 11, 2023 0

Why has it taken sixties Earth Mother Icon Tracy Nelson, 78, almost 11 years to make a new record? Her...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Lucky Seven (Records for You)

August 21, 2023 0

For his seventh album, Oregon pianist-composer Gordon Lee asks How Can It Be? (PJCE Records). Recorded during the darkest days of the pandemic, the...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Eight Eccentric Records to Discover

Mike Greenblatt

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July 31, 2023 0

Kosmos, from Italy, redefine the age-old piano-bass-drums jazz trio wherein the piano is the key component. On their new Averno, equal...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Not Yet Buried

Mike Greenblatt

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June 30, 2023 0

I’d rather listen to dead guys. Although you can’t go to see them in-concert (except for Michael Jackson and Elvis),...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Two Jazz Gems

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

May 29, 2023 0

There’s a uniqueness about Melissa Pipe that cannot be described in one mere column. Her Montreal sextet’s self-released debut recording, Of...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Svigals, Sosin, & The Klezmatics

Mike Greenblatt

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April 24, 2023 0

On May 24, at the AMT Theater on West 45th Street in Manhattan, a restoration of a 1924 German silent film...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: ‘The Shards’ by Bret Easton Ellis

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

March 29, 2023 0

In 1985, the debut novel of Bret Easton Ellis, Less Than Zero, was a stunning ‘hello’ to an obviously gifted writer with a flair...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Blues Rock & Synesthesia

Mike Greenblatt

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February 27, 2023 0

The various pre-’63 artists of More Boss Black Rockers Volume #4: Koko Joe (Koko Mojo Record Stack, Ireland) keep this thing poppin’ with...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: One Last Look at 2022

Mike Greenblatt

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January 30, 2023 0

The CDs pile up. The months go by. The news hurts. My heroes die. I got into this business not...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: 2023’s Blues

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

December 28, 2022 0

The hippest wall calendar of them all – “Classic Blues Artwork from the 1920s” from Blues Images out of Grants...

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Interview with Glen Phillips of Toad the Wet Sprocket

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Riff Banks, Pyrotechnics, Friends, & Papa Roach

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The Allman Betts Band—Keep On Growing

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Eagles at Madison Square Garden / September 7, 2023

ZZ Top at the Capitol Theatre / September 6, 2023

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band at MetLife Stadium / September 3, 2023

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HOT ROCKS: New Releases from Green Day, Stone Temple Pilots, Liam Gallagher, DIO, and Sepultura

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On The Record: Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours Live,’ Willie Nelson’s ‘Bluegrass,’ Genya Ravan’s Reissues, & More New Releases

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Queued Up: Exploring the World of Bong Joon-Ho (‘Parasite’), plus ‘Doctor Sleep,’ ‘The Siren,’ ‘Scandalous,’ ‘Untouchable,’ and more.

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Start Fall with Live Music in New York

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Phish’s Mike Gordon & Jon Fishman Perform at Bernie Sanders Super Tuesday Rally

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Rant ‘N’ Roll: Not Yet Buried

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Rant ‘N’ Roll: One Last Look at 2022

Rant ‘N’ Roll: 2023’s Blues

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