The Aquarian

January 24, 2025 0

Folk singer Loudon Wainwright III has had a colorful and eventful life, professionally and personally. His more than half-century musical...

On The Record: A Potent Live Set from Hardwicke Circus plus Reissues from Jazz Innovator Oregon

Jeff Burger

Columns

January 17, 2025 0

Hardwicke Circus ranks among the most exciting bands to emerge from England in recent years. Its highly charged rock and...

On The Record: The Pioneering Mills Brothers, plus Moby Grape’s Bob Mosley & Veteran Folkie John McCutcheon

Jeff Burger

Columns

January 10, 2025 0

You’re not likely to find a Mills Brothers entry in any rock encyclopedia, and it’s a good bet that their name would...

On The Record: Laura Nyro’s Massive ‘Hear My Song,’ plus the Rain Parade

Jeff Burger

Columns

December 27, 2024 0

Laura Nyro achieved fame during her lifetime mainly just as a songwriter. She penned major hits for the 5thDimension, including 1968’s...

On The Record: Rolling Stones’ ‘Welcome to Shepherd’s Bush,’ plus Sun Ra, Christopher Cross, & B.B. King

Jeff Burger

Columns

December 20, 2024 0

A gargantuan crowd – like the estimated one-and-a-half-million fans who gathered for a 2006 outdoor gig in Rio de Janeiro –...

On The Record: Southside Johnny ‘Live at Rockpalast,’ plus Lucinda Williams, Lightnin’ Hopkins, & Emily Remler

Jeff Burger

Columns

December 13, 2024 0

Southside Johnny came up through the same Asbury Park, New Jersey-area bars and clubs as Bruce Springsteen, with whom he has...

On The Record: George Harrison’s ‘Living in the Material World’ (Anniversary Edition), plus the Blasters & More

Jeff Burger

Columns

December 6, 2024 0

George Harrison was dubbed the “quiet Beatle,” but he began his post–Fab Four career with a bang, releasing 1970’s chart-topping three-LP All...

On The Record: ‘Talking Heads:77’ Box Set, plus the Flatlanders, a History of Street Singing, & More

Jeff Burger

Columns

November 29, 2024 0

Talking Heads:77 ranks among the most striking, fully realized, and important debut albums of the punk/new wave era that spawned it,...

On The Record: Elvis Costello’s ‘King of America & Other Realms,’ plus more new releases

Jeff Burger

Columns

November 22, 2024 0

Less than two years after the release of the excellent four-CD The Songs of Bacharach & Costello, Elvis Costello has unveiled another major...

On The Record: The Allman Brothers Band, plus Renaissance, Frank Sinatra, a David Olney Tribute, & More New Releases

Jeff Burger

Columns

November 15, 2024 0

Some rock groups carry on for too long – until after they’ve lost their spark, after they’ve already done a...

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On The Record: Loudon Wainwright III’s ‘Loudon Live in London,’ plus Petra Onderuf Quartet

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On The Record: Loudon Wainwright III’s ‘Loudon Live in London,’ plus Petra Onderuf Quartet

On The Record: A Potent Live Set from Hardwicke Circus plus Reissues from Jazz Innovator Oregon

On The Record: The Pioneering Mills Brothers, plus Moby Grape’s Bob Mosley & Veteran Folkie John McCutcheon

On The Record: Laura Nyro’s Massive ‘Hear My Song,’ plus the Rain Parade

On The Record: Rolling Stones’ ‘Welcome to Shepherd’s Bush,’ plus Sun Ra, Christopher Cross, & B.B. King

On The Record: Southside Johnny ‘Live at Rockpalast,’ plus Lucinda Williams, Lightnin’ Hopkins, & Emily Remler

On The Record: George Harrison’s ‘Living in the Material World’ (Anniversary Edition), plus the Blasters & More

On The Record: ‘Talking Heads:77’ Box Set, plus the Flatlanders, a History of Street Singing, & More

On The Record: Elvis Costello’s ‘King of America & Other Realms,’ plus more new releases

On The Record: The Allman Brothers Band, plus Renaissance, Frank Sinatra, a David Olney Tribute, & More New Releases

#THROWBACK: Cheap Trick, April 16, 2003

Hot Live Music for Cold NYC Nights

Accepting Josh Gilligan – ‘I Like When People Start Looking for That Next Layer’

On The Record: Loudon Wainwright III’s ‘Loudon Live in London,’ plus Petra Onderuf Quartet

#THROWBACK: Cheap Trick, April 16, 2003