HOT ROCKS: New Releases from Green Day, Stone Temple Pilots, Liam Gallagher, DIO, and Sepultura Vinny Cecolini Albums February 23, 2020
On The Record: Frank Sinatra’s ‘Watertown,’ plus Frank Zappa, Peter Rowan, James Holvay, & Cowboy Junkies Columns July 1, 2022 31
On The Record: Rolling Stones’ ‘Licked Live in NYC,’ plus ‘Americana Railroad,’ Beach Boys’ ‘Sounds of Summer,’ ‘United Dreadlocks,’ & Paul Winter’s ‘Concert in the Barn’ Columns June 24, 2022 53
Queued Up: Exploring the World of Bong Joon-Ho (‘Parasite’), plus ‘Doctor Sleep,’ ‘The Siren,’ ‘Scandalous,’ ‘Untouchable,’ and more. Bryan Reesman Queued Up February 24, 2020
Smaller Music Clubs Are Thriving While Larger Venues Remain on Hiatus Everynight Charley Crespo Columns July 14, 2021
On The Record: Frank Sinatra’s ‘Watertown,’ plus Frank Zappa, Peter Rowan, James Holvay, & Cowboy Junkies Jeff Burger Columns July 1, 2022 0Frank Sinatra’s Forgotten Gem For Watertown, his 1970 concept album on the Reprise label, Frank Sinatra took a gamble. While his earlier solo...
On The Record: Rolling Stones’ ‘Licked Live in NYC,’ plus ‘Americana Railroad,’ Beach Boys’ ‘Sounds of Summer,’ ‘United Dreadlocks,’ & Paul Winter’s ‘Concert in the Barn’ Jeff Burger Columns June 24, 2022 0The Rolling Stones Hit the Big Apple You may or may not consider the Rolling Stones the world’s greatest rock and roll...
On The Record: ABBA’s ‘CD Album Box Set,’ plus Brad Absher, David Newbould, Michael Martin Murphey, & Rod Picott Jeff Burger Columns June 17, 2022 0ABBA Delivers an Expansive Box Set The pop group ABBA – two Swedish couples who married and later divorced – got...
On The Record: The Rolling Stones’ ‘El Mocambo 1977,’ plus Neurotic Outsiders, Railroad Earth, & Asleep at the Wheel Jeff Burger Columns June 10, 2022 0The audience makes considerably less noise on the Rolling Stones’ new El Mocambo 1977 than on any of the group’s many other recently...
On The Record: Mary Gauthier, John Coltrane, Charlie Musselwhite, Edie Carey, Michael McDermott, & Laney Jones Jeff Burger Columns June 3, 2022 0Mary Gauthier Finds a Hopeful Place When Nashville-based Mary Gauthier appeared on Hulu’s I Love You, America a few years...
On The Record: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Banditos, Bryan Ferry, Heidi Talbot, Zero, & May Erlewine Jeff Burger Columns May 27, 2022 0Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Dirt Does Dylan. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band recorded versions of Bob Dylan’s “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere” on...
On The Record: The Crests’ ‘Sixteen Candles: The Definitive Collection’ plus Michael Weston King & My Darling Clementine Jeff Burger Columns May 6, 2022 0The racially integrated Crests (which initially also included a female member) ranked among the best and most successful groups of...
On The Record: The Knack’s ‘Live at the House of Blues,’ plus Ann Peebles, Barney Bentall, & Steven Casper Jeff Burger Columns April 29, 2022 0The Knack rocketed to fame shortly after forming in 1978 when a series of club gigs in Los Angeles prompted nearly...
On The Record: Mark Knopfler’s ‘The Studio Albums 1996–2007,’ plus Jesper Lindell’s ‘Twilights’ Jeff Burger Columns April 22, 2022 0Last year witnessed the release of Dire Straits’ The Studio Albums 1978–1991, and now we have Mark Knopfler’s The Studio Albums 1996–2007, which features...
On The Record: Willy DeVille’s ‘Venus of the Docks: Live in Bremen 2008,’ plus Erika Lewis, Michelle Malone, & Stew Cutler Jeff Burger Columns April 15, 2022 0A Superlative Live Set from Willy DeVille Willy DeVille was part Native American, part Irish, and part Basque, and his consistently...