The Aquarian

On The Record: Grateful Dead’s ‘Here Comes Sunshine 1973,’ plus Midnight Callers, Marv Johnson, & Mick Kolassa

July 14, 2023 0

The Grateful Dead released three multi-disc concert LPs between 1969 and 1972 (Live/Dead, Grateful Dead, and Europe ’72), which seemed like a lot at...

On The Record: West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, plus Hardwicke Circus, the Baseball Project, Monster Mike Welch, Elliott Murphy, & a Doc Watson tribute

Jeff Burger

Columns

July 7, 2023 0

A 1968 radio spot for the fourth LP by the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band (WCPAEB) refers to its...

On The Record: A Charles Mingus Box, plus Eliza Gilkyson, Tracy Nelson, Asha Wells, & a Tribute to Badfinger’s Pete Ham

Jeff Burger

Columns

June 30, 2023 0

Charles Mingus is widely regarded as one of the greatest bassists in the history of jazz, but he is even better...

On The Record: Expanded Reissues of Little Feat’s ‘Sailin’ Shoes’ & ‘Dixie Chicken,’ plus Son Volt, Ags Connolly, & Bob Bradshaw

Jeff Burger

Columns

June 23, 2023 0

With varying lineups over the years, Little Feat has released well over a dozen albums, but anyone who wants to explore its...

On The Record: A Doo-wop Anthology, plus Sara Petite, Brian Krumm, the Anderson Council, Lars Jansson & Thomas Agergaard, Carl Dobkins, Jr., Kenny Rogers, Ellis Paul, & JD Darling

Jeff Burger

Columns

June 16, 2023 0

Various artists, The Herald Records Doowop Collection/1953–63. Like its sister label, Ember, whose doo-wop releases have recently been anthologized, Herald...

On The Record: Bob Dylan’s Sensational ‘Shadow Kingdom,’ plus Steve Forbert & Tremoloco

Jeff Burger

Columns

June 9, 2023 0

Every little while over his six-decade career, Bob Dylan has debuted some sort of amazingly great project, often just when...

On The Record: Li’l Andy, Galen & Paul, Jorma Kaukonen, Keturah, the Ironsides, & Andy Hedges

Jeff Burger

Columns

June 2, 2023 0

Li’l Andy, The Complete Recordings of Hezekiah Procter (1925-1930). Well, here’s a novel idea – both figuratively and literally: Montreal-based singer, songwriter,...

On The Record: Paul Simon’s ‘Seven Psalms,’ plus Wild Carnation, Iron Horse, Eddie Cochran, Hudspeth & Taylor, & Michael Jerome Browne

Jeff Burger

Columns

May 26, 2023 0

Paul Simon’s Seven Psalms, his first album since 2018’s In the Blue Light, isn’t quite like anything he has done before. For...

On The Record: DVDs Capture San Francisco’s Glory Days, plus Frankie Ford, Bill Pritchard, Cal Tjader, & David Deacon

Jeff Burger

Columns

May 19, 2023 0

For a brief time in the late 1960s and early 1970s, San Francisco was at the center of what appeared...

On The Record: Stephen Stills, plus a Willie Nelson Tribute, Taj Mahal, the Rifters, Arwen Lewis, Mulo Francel, & Chet Baker

Jeff Burger

Columns

May 12, 2023 0

In a mere five-year period leading up to mid-1971, Stephen Stills built quite the resume. In 1966, he co-founded the great Buffalo...

Features

Interview with Glen Phillips of Toad the Wet Sprocket

Shinedown’s Brent Smith: ‘We’re Always Looking Ahead & Looking Forward’

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The Allman Betts Band—Keep On Growing

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

On The Record: Grateful Dead’s ‘Here Comes Sunshine 1973,’ plus Midnight Callers, Marv Johnson, & Mick Kolassa

On The Record: West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, plus Hardwicke Circus, the Baseball Project, Monster Mike Welch, Elliott Murphy, & a Doc Watson tribute

On The Record: A Charles Mingus Box, plus Eliza Gilkyson, Tracy Nelson, Asha Wells, & a Tribute to Badfinger’s Pete Ham

On The Record: Expanded Reissues of Little Feat’s ‘Sailin’ Shoes’ & ‘Dixie Chicken,’ plus Son Volt, Ags Connolly, & Bob Bradshaw

On The Record: A Doo-wop Anthology, plus Sara Petite, Brian Krumm, the Anderson Council, Lars Jansson & Thomas Agergaard, Carl Dobkins, Jr., Kenny Rogers, Ellis Paul, & JD Darling

On The Record: Bob Dylan’s Sensational ‘Shadow Kingdom,’ plus Steve Forbert & Tremoloco

On The Record: Li’l Andy, Galen & Paul, Jorma Kaukonen, Keturah, the Ironsides, & Andy Hedges

On The Record: Paul Simon’s ‘Seven Psalms,’ plus Wild Carnation, Iron Horse, Eddie Cochran, Hudspeth & Taylor, & Michael Jerome Browne

On The Record: DVDs Capture San Francisco’s Glory Days, plus Frankie Ford, Bill Pritchard, Cal Tjader, & David Deacon

On The Record: Stephen Stills, plus a Willie Nelson Tribute, Taj Mahal, the Rifters, Arwen Lewis, Mulo Francel, & Chet Baker

#THROWBACK: Madonna, July 30, 1986

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

Start Fall with Live Music in New York

Interview with Glen Phillips of Toad the Wet Sprocket

Shinedown’s Brent Smith: ‘We’re Always Looking Ahead & Looking Forward’