As a veteran of a number of Greg Laswell performances, it’s rare to see a Laswell show where I don’t walk away with two or three new musical favorites, thanks to his well-picked support acts (see Jay Nash, Anya Marina, Cary Brothers, just to name a few). More than simply “opening acts,” it often seems […]
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Pop Quiz Q&A: Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull
Say the name Ian Anderson and you’re likely to get a huge eyeroll from some rock fans. Indeed, this is the guy with the metal codpiece playing flute while standing on one leg who fronts the band Jethro Tull. Yeah, the same band that bested Metallica for a “Best Metal Performance” Grammy. And yeah, that […]
Weekend Plans: Let’s celebrate Halloween with The Smithereens!
Hopefully it isn’t too early to start thinking about the weekend on a Monday, but if it is indeed too early, I guess that’s too bad! Scotch Plains, NJ, will be the destination for this weekend with tickets in hand for THIS show. Color me stoked. I’m looking forward to my first Smithereens show in […]
Celebrating Darkness in Cleveland: An Evening of Bruce at The Winchester
The Winchester Music Hall and Addicted to Vinyl are pleased to present a tribute evening to a longtime Cleveland favorite, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Bruce Springsteen, happening on Saturday, November 20th at The Winchester (doors are at 7pm). Tickets are $10.00. With the forthcoming release of The Promise, Bruce Springsteen’s incredibly massive […]
But you used to love The Dead, remember?
What’s not to love about a video with references to both The Go-Betweens and The Wedding Present? Any serious music geek will find plenty of quotable things to love about this video… Supreme thanks to Annie Zed for pointing me towards this video!
It’s About Time
This isn’t quite Jackson Browne and David Lindley, but perhaps it is our version of that (speaking as someone who grew up in the late ’80s and early ’90s) – two old friends sitting around telling stories and singing songs together. And according to this New York article, you can expect more of this in […]
Good Listening: More Free Live “Noise” from Bruce Hornsby
Thinking in the context of the Grateful Dead’s Dick’s Picks series (curated by their late great archivist Dick Latvala), some of the best live releases are compiled by the people that know the artist/band inside and out. In the case of Bruce Hornsby, recording engineer/producer Wayne “Dagle” Pooley has been an important part of the […]
About that pesky problem you’ve been having…
…we’ve got just the exterminator to take care of your needs!
Carry on, you wayward student musicians…
Classic rockers Kansas are in the midst of a tour that somewhat strangely pairs them with college orchestras, dubbed the Kansas Collegiate Symphony tour. The band’s latest live release There’s Know Place Like Home was recorded with the Washburn University Orchestra, and the positive feedback for that release brought inspiration to explore the idea of […]
Good Listening: Georgia Satellites in Austin, 9/26/88
The term “good listening” takes on a bit of a different definition for this particular show. The sound quality is far from pristine – this is a “bootleg” straight out in every sense of the word. But take a look at that setlist and tell me that your heart doesn’t ache for either a proper […]