Julio Botti plays new tango with Pablo Ziegler, exciting music that makes up an outstanding album.
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Music DVD+CD Review: Various Artists – “Woody Guthrie at 100! Live at the Kennedy Center”
"Woody Guthrie at 100!: Live at the Kennedy Center" is a spectacular tribute to an American visionary whose messages remain strong and necessary.
Read More »Concert Review: The Dandy Warhols at the Wiltern Theater, Los Angeles, June 14, 2013
This popular veteran indie rock band celebrated the 13th anniversary of its most famous album "Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia" by playing it in its entirety,. But was the show a success or a disappointment?
Read More »Music Review: Roger Davidson – “Journey to Rio”
Roger Davidson takes listeners on a "Journey to Rio" in his latest album.
Read More »Music Review: Fleetwood Mac – “Extended Play” EP
Fleetwood Mac offers up their first new batch of songs in 10 years. Will fans of the '70s/Buckingham-Nicks era be pleased with it?
Read More »Music Review: Deborah Shulman & The Ted Howe Trio – “Get Your Kicks: The Music & Lyrics of Bobby Troup”
Deborah Shulman breathes new life into the music of Bobby Troup.
Read More »Music DVD Review: Paul McCartney & Wings – Rockshow
Rockshow, the long-awaited concert film documenting Paul McCartney & Wings historic 1976 Wings Over America tour, is better than it really has any right to be. This isn’t so much because of the surprisingly high quality of the video and audio restoration (particularly considering its near forty year vintage), nor …
Read More »The Dave Matthews Band 2013 Summer Tour Is in Full Swing
A new live bootleg, a new tour, and supporting a worthy charity is what's news in the world of Dave Matthews.
Read More »Music Review: She & Him – “Volume 3”
This latest release may sell in bunches for She & Him but, overall, it comes off as a missed opportunity. Sometimes less is less, and this album is much less than it could have been.
Read More »Music Review: R.E.M. – Green: The 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
Green wasn’t my favorite R.E.M. album when it was first released way back in 1988, and to be perfectly honest, it still isn’t. Not by a longshot. But it was definitely a turning point, both in terms of where they were headed creatively, and certainly – pardon the expression, here …
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