The Bonfire Set is a new folk rock group that both rocks with the best of them while offering songs designed to enlighten a new generation.
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Music Review: Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson – ‘Thick as a Brick – Live in Iceland’ [Blu-ray + CD]
Despite a good performance, Ian Anderson's 'Thick as a Brick - Live in Iceland' isn't an indispensable addition to the Jethro Tull canon.
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'Somewhere Under Wonderland' is a welcome return to a band I truly relished for many years and am glad to hear once again.
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The Slang are set to release their five-track EP, which manages to sound both familiar and fresh.
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Johnny Winter's last album is not only a rockin' grand finale for the Texas legend but also a tribute to the music that inspired him.
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Beach Day's sophomore effort still carries the surf guitar/girl group torch, but they're now spending more time in the garage.
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If you didn't pick up the 2009 bundle of the two albums together, it's time to finally hitch your wagon to Big Star.
Read More »Music Review: Game Theory – ‘Blaze of Glory’ [2014 Reissue]
New wave and power pop fans should get Game Theory's newly reissued 1982 'Blaze of Glory,' especially if they haven't experienced this nugget before.
Read More »Music Review: Dog Society – ‘In the Shade’
Dog Society's latest album features a collection of catchy tunes that manage to bring together very different sounds, from grunge to Oasis to The Beatles.
Read More »Music Review: Jeff and Susanne Kelly – ‘By Reckless Moonlight’
There is poetry in these songs. They are the kind you will want to hear again and again.
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