The Pretenders are back with a strong 10-song set, plus Sylvie Simmons, early doo-wop, and a band called Nocona.
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Music Review: Ray Wylie Hubbard – ‘Co-Starring’ (Collaborations Album)
The Texas troubadour teams with collaborators ranging from hard southern-rockers to country and bluegrass legends and even a Beatle on latest album 'Co-Starring'
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'Dreaming' from New York Junk is a great EP redolent of the past but rooted strongly in the present. Three great experienced musicians bringing rock and roll to life.
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Roxy Music singer Bryan Ferry tackles early rock hits on a newly available 1974 concert. Plus, blues-rock from John Fusco and Rick Berthod and rare tracks from the late Phil Ochs.
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Cherry Red's expanded edition of Kim's 1983 LP captures a turning point in her career and includes many unreleased demos.
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A fresh fusion of folk, bluegrass, classical music and the avant-garde from Yo-Yo Ma, Chris Thile and company
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An expanded edition of Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks's "Orange Crate Art," plus three noteworthy new releases.
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'White Male Suffrage' by Those Fucking Snowflakes is the EP you didn't know you needed to listen to today. Buy and revel in the wonderful noise.
Read More »Music Reviews: The Explorers Club, Plus Julian Taylor, Al Hendrix, Mark Fredson
Expert production, addictive hooks, and amiable musicianship and vocalizing characterize both new albums from The Explorers Club, but I particularly like the covers collection.
Read More »Music Review: ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’ Delivers Classic Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan's 39th studio album—his first collection of new material since 2012's 'Tempest'—finds him going strong at age 79.
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