Reviews: a vastly expanded edition of Eric Clapton's "24 Nights" includes three Blu-rays, plus CDs from Hot Tuna, Marshall Crenshaw, and Delbert McClinton.
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George Benson thrills the 1986 Montreux Jazz Festival with this scorching performance that mixes hits with guitar virtuosity.
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An anthology of Merseybeat recordings, plus reviews of music from Nils Lofgren, Johnny Winter, Kentucky Colonels, and Daryl Mosley.
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Lucinda Williams's latest album reflects her recent struggles and love of music. Plus, reviews of CDs from Cat Stevens, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Jesse DeNatale, and Aaron Smith.
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A new box set captures five 1973 Grateful Dead concerts. Plus, albums from Midnight Callers, Marv Johnson, and Mick Kolassa.
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Poetry by Stanley Kunitz, Jane Kenyon, KC Trommer inspires composer Herschel Garfein on new album 'The Layers'
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A box set collects late 1960s material from the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, plus reviews of Hardwicke Circus, the Baseball Project, Monster Mike Welch, Elliott Murphy, and a Doc Watson tribute.
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A Charles Mingus box, plus CDs from Eliza Gilkyson, Tracy Nelson, Asha Wells, and a tribute to Badfinger's Pete Ham.
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Reviews of expanded reissues of Little Feat's 'Sailin' Shoes' and 'Dixie Chicken,' plus Son Volt, Ags Connolly, and Bob Bradshaw.
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A unique performance event that places us at a clandestine Catholic Mass in Elizabethan times, with music by William Byrd.
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