All five Tom Waits reissues offer evidence of Waits’s singular talent via soundscapes that draw on everything from blues, Kurt Weill, and carnival music to Captain Beefheart, sea shanties, and jazz.
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Music Reviews: Wilco’s ‘Yankee Hotel Foxtrot’ (20th Anniversary Edition), plus Gene McDaniels and the Heptones
A box set explores the creative process behind Wilco's 'Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.' Plus, reviews of CDs from Gene McDaniels and the Heptones.
Read More »Music Reviews: A Deluxe Edition of Wilco’s ‘Summerteeth,’ Plus David Huckfelt
A new edition of Wilco's 'Summerteeth' adds a two-hour concert. Plus, David Huckfelt's second solo album continues his interest in Native American causes.
Read More »The Rockologist: For Your Consideration – Neil Young’s ‘Monsanto Years’; Wilco’s ‘Star Wars’; Rolling Stones At Hyde Park 1969 DVD
Neil Young's rabble-rousing protest rock; Wilco's free, beautiful noise; and The Stones' dress rehearsal for Altamont.
Read More »Concert Review: AmericanaramA Festival of Music, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA, 8/3/13
AmericanaramA has set a high bar for all single-day concert events to come.
Read More »Concert Review: Americanarama Festival of Music at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA, August 3, 2013
Generations of blues, rock, folk and alt-country musicians came together for a memorable evening that celebrated the legends of the past while showcasing the current talent.
Read More »Concert Review: Wilco at the Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA, 2/7/12
Wilco gives an ecstatic sold out crowd in Seattle The Whole Love.
Read More »Music 2011: The Rockologist’s Top Ten Album Picks
The ten albums that spent the most time in heavy rotation on my CD player. Sorry, the Rockologist doesn't do iPods.
Read More »BC Music Picks the Best Albums of 2011
As it turns out, those pesky 2011 rumors that music is dead were greatly exaggerated after all.
Read More »Music Review: Wilco – The Whole Love
Wilco's The Whole Love is at this late point, the one to beat for best album of the year 2011.
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