Tag Archives: Roots Rock

Bob Dylan’s songs are so universal and brilliant that they stand up to a seemingly endless variety of treatments. Jerry Garcia‘s Dylan interpretations, however, are unusual in that they pair two equally iconic and influential musical sensibilities. Garcia’s fluid and imaginative guitar pushes up fresh, unexpected blossoms in Dylan’s compositional …

very few bands...manage to genuinely bridge the gap between country and rock/pop music.

...he proves that even though the guitar may not be his to keep, there's no reason for him to be surrendering it any time soon.

Buy this album to remember what pop music is capable of evoking; buy this disc and enjoy some great music.

Today is the 35th anniversary of Janis Joplin‘s death. It would be wrong to let the date go by unnoted, so, although I don’t have time or energy to write a new essay, I can re-publish here a piece I wrote exactly five years ago marking the 30th anniversary. The …

Bonnie Raitt is one of the premier rock/blues performers in North America right now.

After more than three decades and a lot of seriously toxic water over the bridge, the great, ageless roots-rocker John Fogerty — singer, songwriter, lead guitarist and producer of Creedence Clearwater Revival — has returned to Fantasy Records. Yes, you read that correctly, and hell is still pretty toasty as …

This week I focus on the most recent releases from two artists I will go out of my way to see. Not that I really have to go out of my way; both have performed this past year at the intimate Living Room right here in New York City. One’s …

[UPDATE – both Fats Domino and Irma Thomas were found to be alive and out of harm’s way last night] Fats Domino, 76, is missing. New Orleans’ legendary Fat Man had lived with his wife, Rosemary, and daughter in a three-story pink-roofed house in New Orleans’ 9th ward, which is …

This is how much things have changed around here: two years ago the late-summer lull (we used to have such things) of August 23, 2003 produced a grand total of five (yes five) posts on Blogcritics. By way of comparison, today we already have 25 posts at 9 a.m. Zounds! …