Reviews: Live albums from Willie Nile and New RIders of the Purple Sage, plus Ann Savoy, Stephen Bluhm, Stateon Family, and Misner & Smith.
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The new album from the Wandering Hearts features upbeat, radio-friendly melodies and evokes 1960s and 1970s work by acts such as Fleetwood Mac, Simon and Garfunkel, and the Mamas and the Papas.
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Reviews: an anthology of UK power pop, plus Christian Parker, Ted Russell Kamp, and reggae from 1974.
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Vulva Voce and Lottery Winners were among the highlights on the second night of SXSW Music Festival 2024 in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, March 12.
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Dion duets with female artists on a new album proving that he can still make great music well into his 80s.
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Reviews: Influential folkie Tom Rush, plus the Little Girls, Eddie Bond, and Freddie Scott.
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Music Reviews: a 1982 Who concert plus two rockabilly anthologies, R&B singer Johnny Adams, and Tyrone Cotton's debut.
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What The Coal Men have that not many amplified Americana bands do is gripping songwriting that makes their dark sound grab hold and sink in.
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A fascinating new anthology collects music from the week when President John F. Kennedy took office, featuring most of the songs that made Billboard’s chart that week.
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A review of an anthology of the sounds of late 1960a swinging London. Plus, new albums from Paul Collins and Gordon Grdina.
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