A box set collects highlights from Lynyrd Skynyrd's career; plus reviews of CDs from Leon Rosselson, Half Stack, Robert Finley, and Chest Fever.
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Song Premiere: Kerri Powers Summons the Blues with ‘Rummage Through My Love’; New Album Drops This Week
Back with her first new album in five years ('Love Is Why'), New England's Kerry Powers debuts a powerful new single.
Read More »Music Reviews: Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours Live,’ Willie Nelson’s ‘Bluegrass,’ Genya Ravan’s Reissues, and More New Releases
Reviewed: a previously unreleased Fleetwood Mac live set, Willie Nelson's Bluegrass, Genya Raven reissues, and more.
Read More »Music Reviews: The Doors’ ‘Live at the Matrix,’ plus Graham Parker, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, and Popa Chubby
Live at the Matrix delivers complete early Doors concerts. Plus, Graham Parker and more.
Read More »Music Reviews: An Anthology of 1967 Rock, plus Talking Heads, Christian Parker, and More
An anthology of 1967 rock and pop ('March of the Flower Children'), plus Talking Heads, Christian Parker, and more.
Read More »Music & Film Reviews: Eric Clapton’s ‘The Definitive 24 Nights,’ plus Hot Tuna, Marshall Crenshaw, and Delbert McClinton
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.
Read More »Music Reviews: ‘Let’s Stomp!,’ a Merseybeat Anthology, plus Nils Lofgren, Johnny Winter, Kentucky Colonels, and Daryl Mosley
An anthology of Merseybeat recordings, plus reviews of music from Nils Lofgren, Johnny Winter, Kentucky Colonels, and Daryl Mosley.
Read More »Music Reviews: Grateful Dead’s ‘Here Comes Sunshine 1973,’ plus Midnight Callers, Marv Johnson, and Mick Kolassa
A new box set captures five 1973 Grateful Dead concerts. Plus, albums from Midnight Callers, Marv Johnson, and Mick Kolassa.
Read More »Music Reviews: West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, plus Hardwicke Circus, the Baseball Project, Monster Mike Welch, Elliott Murphy, and a Doc Watson tribute
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.
Read More »Music Reviews: A Charles Mingus Box, plus Eliza Gilkyson, Tracy Nelson, Asha Wells, and a Tribute to Badfinger’s Pete Ham
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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