SXSW Music Festival 2021 features over 280 artists via unique online music showcases from March 16-20, 2021.
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Charlie Doherty’s Top 50 Releases of 2020 (Phantogram, Nils Lofgren, Hum, Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen, and More)
My annual list of personal favorite studio albums, EPs, live releases, and box sets.
Read More »Charlie Doherty’s Top Releases of 2018: Post Malone, Smashing Pumpkins, Tom Petty, Clutch, Kacey Musgraves, and More
Rock and roll is alive and well - and didn't need a Zeppelin clone to prove it in 2018.
Read More »Concert Review: Kiefer Sutherland with Rick Brantley – Alexandria, VA, May 20, 2018
Kiefer Sutherland fans will enjoy seeing the 'Designated Survivor' and '24' actor on tour in advance of his new album.
Read More »Concert Review: The Lumineers Serenade Sacramento Fans at Radio 94.7’s Electric Christmas 2017
The Lumineers, Portugal. The Man, and Walk the Moon headlined Radio 94.7's fifth annual Electric Christmas concert event at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on December 7, 2017.
Read More »Music Review: Matthew Sweet — ‘Tomorrow Forever’
'Tomorrow Forever' refuses to clone previous works, standing tall as a strong statement of performance, power, and presence. This is a true musician proving once again he’s got plenty more to say, and you’d better listen up.
Read More »Music Review: Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives – ‘Way Out West’
Taken together the tracks on Stuart's 18th studio album form not quite a concept album but a contiguous tapestry of engagement with and love for the idealized West, from the Native American chants on the "Desert Prayer" prologue and the laid-back mariachi flavor and slide guitar licks of the tasty instrumental "El Fantasmo Del Toro" to the mellow-catchy Johnny Cash cloak of "Old Mexico" and the drugged-out haze of the title track.
Read More »EXCLUSIVE: Interview and Playlist Debut – Singer-Songwriter Emily West on her ‘Breakup Songs’ Spotify Playlist
Streaming services like Spotify are taking us "back to the future" in a way, reminiscent of the days of free-form radio DJs. Except that today, artists themselves are designing some of these creative, meaningful playlists. Emily West's new Spotify playlist is a prime example.
Read More »Music Review: Devon Allman – Turquoise
From the southern rock and electric blues genre comes a new album from a familiar name.
Read More »Music Review: My Morning Jacket – Circuital
The new effort by this veteran southern rock band has some instant classics but falls short of measuring up to its other classic albums.
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