Everything here sounds worthy of the Stones, probably in no small part because it sounds as if they’re still having fun making music. If this is their coda, it's a good one.
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Music Reviews: The Cyrkle’s ‘Revival,’ plus C. Gibbs and Ray Campi
Members of the Cyrkle, a group best known for the 1966 smash hit "Red Rubber Ball," deliver new music half a century later. Plus, reviews of CDs from C. Gibbs and Ray Campi.
Read More »Music Reviews: Sad Daddy’s ‘Ozark Shine’ plus Two Albums of Vintage Soul
Sad Daddy includes Melissa Carper and might sometimes remind you of Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks. The band favors acoustic instruments and playful music.
Read More »Music Reviews: A Tribute to Badfinger’s Pete Ham, plus Graham Parker, the Tasty Kings, and the Claudettes
A multi-artist tribute focuses on little-known numbers that previously existed only in Pete Ham’s home demo versions. Their excellence underscores how much untapped potential he possessed.
Read More »Music Reviews: George Thorogood, plus Samantha Fish, Sensational Country Blues Wonders!, and Fruit Bats
There’s a reason George Thorogood & the Destroyers’ discography includes more than half a dozen live albums. Their high-octane, sax-spiced, blues-rock works best in a concert setting, where audiences seem to energize Thorogood, and he interacts with them as well as he does with his guitar. The latest recorded evidence …
Read More »Music Reviews: Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Live from Asbury Park,’ plus the Knack, Iris DeMent, Rachelle Garniez, and R.W. Hampton
Springsteen’s return to his home turf lends a special flavor to this performance.
Read More »Music Reviews: Willie Nelson’s ‘Dream Chaser,’ Gene Parsons’s ‘Kindling and Beyond,’ and More
“Today, I looked in the mirror, and I caught me by surprise. The man I saw lookin’ back at me, I almost didn’t recognize."
Read More »Music Reviews: Lovin’ Spoonful’s Complete Recordings, plus Joey Quinones and JP Soars with Anne Harris
The band continually reinvented itself, serving up hits that each seemed quite unlike the one that came before.
Read More »10 Underappreciated Music Acts You Need to Hear
Dwight Twilley's best work is characterized by jangly, ringing guitars, indelible rhythm, and shimmering, full-bodied productions that equal the finest work of acts like Electric Light Orchestra.
Read More »Music Reviews: Beach Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds Sessions Highlights,’ plus Teddy Thompson and Crow and Gazelle
To mark the original album’s 60th anniversary, the Beach Boys have released 'The Pet Sounds Sessions Highlights' as a two-CD set and in multiple vinyl versions.
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