Scottish alt-rock band Teenage Fanclub still sound great 25 years after they got together near Glasgow. Saint Rich – with roots in Sussex County NJ – supported admirably…
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Matthew Sweet played Friday at City Winery and shared how he hooked up with Robert Quine and Richard Lloyd – who helped the alt-rock musician make some absolutely essential power pop – while living in NYC.
Legendary singer-songwriter John Hiatt spoke about the blues & his new album Terms of My Surrender and then got down to business on a beautiful night between the sea and financial district skyscrapers…
The original power trio of Dinosaur Jr. – J Mascis, Lou Barlow and Murph – has been together almost twice as long post-reunion as the first time around. The veteran Amherst, MA based rock band spoke about both eras and looked to the future before turning in a wicked set […]
This past Friday night was gorgeous and the NY Philharmonic symphony orchestra were in excellent form in Central Park.
Montreal Jazz Festival 2014 attendees were spoiled with gigs from both Jack DeJohnette and Ginger Baker…
There are always a lot of difficult decisions at Montreal Jazz Festival (because many appealing shows are scheduled at the same time) and the 2014 event is no different – but when Tony Bennett and Elvis Costello are in town, that’s a no-brainer…
Say Anything’s Max Bemis spoke about the pop-punk band‘s new album Hebrews and how its songs translate to the stage…
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, NY punk rock band The So So Glos are honest underdogs who are rewarding to cheer for…
American blues musician Kenny Wayne Shepherd shows off chops and a mean rhythm section while Montreal Jazz Festival has depth and breadth.
Miles Davis Way is named in Manhattan, The Bootleg Series has unearthed some great performances from the jazz legend, and a biopic is scheduled to start production next month.
Joe Henry has added an excellent new album to the innumerable amazing records he has created as a producer and recording artist.
Nels Cline played a gig with the Les Paul Trio at Iridium this past Monday and spoke about the experience as well as some of his other myriad projects atop Wilco.
Jack White and Broken Bells delivered stellar sets that stood out among a stacked Governors Ball lineup…
Ice T speaks about his boyhood, the history of hip hop and his film The Art of Rap, Papoose, and Body Count in this extended interview.
Kristian Bush of country music duo Sugarland nodded to The Replacements while chatting about his first solo album Southern Gravity. He road-tested songs from it at City Winery on Friday 05/30/14. His band-mates have resumes with Better Than Ezra & Erykah Badu on them and he’s been writing songs like […]
Steve Wilson led Wilsonian’s Grain through six nights at the Village Vanguard with tape machines rolling for the last two…
Walter Martin – with a special assist from a pair of his old bandmates in The Walkmen – Hamilton Leithauser and Matt Barrick, not to mention Karen O, celebrated the release of his family album We’re All Young Together at Joe’s Pub. I also spoke with Hamilton recently at WFUV […]
Bilal went a long time without putting out a new album (he explains why in this interview) but now the record company hurdles have been cleared and he is free to not only play a great show like he did the other night at Stage 48 but also record dynamite new […]
