Folk

The Doors' 'Live at the Matrix, 1967' captures the then-little-known group as it experimented with early versions of the material that would soon bring it fame.

Reviews: Live albums from Willie Nile and New RIders of the Purple Sage, plus Ann Savoy, Stephen Bluhm, Stateon Family, and Misner & Smith.

The new album from the Wandering Hearts features upbeat, radio-friendly melodies and evokes 1960s and 1970s work by acts such as Fleetwood Mac, Simon and Garfunkel, and the Mamas and the Papas.

Texas-based trio Wonder Women of Country consists of longtime alt-country artist Kelly Willis; Melissa Carper, whose excellent 'Ramblin’ Soul' appeared in 2022; and Brennen Leigh.

Dion duets with female artists on a new album proving that he can still make great music well into his 80s.

Reviews: Influential folkie Tom Rush, plus the Little Girls, Eddie Bond, and Freddie Scott.

A fascinating new anthology collects music from the week when President John F. Kennedy took office, featuring most of the songs that made Billboard’s chart that week.

A review of an anthology of the sounds of late 1960a swinging London. Plus, new albums from Paul Collins and Gordon Grdina.

Reviews of 'Les Cousins,' a folk and blues anthology; a live set from Steeleye Span; and new music from Eric Brace and Thomm Jutz.

'Pushin' Too Hard,' a new anthology, collects American garage punk from 1964-1967. Plus, reviews of CDs from Rod Picott and Tinsley Ellis.