Next Week in Music | Nov. 13-19 • New Books

Geddy Lee and The Grateful Dead. Dave Mason and Mal Evans. Tariq Trotter and Twin/Tone. Billie Eilish and Elmer Bernstein. Johnny Cash and Joe Cocker. Immediate and Arhoolie. Where...

Sonic Reducers | Your Jumpin’ Heart

If you haven't already watched Your Jumpin' Heart, Bill McClintock’s magnificent new mashup of Van Halen and Hank Williams, you need to check it out below. Go ahead. I'll...

Next Week in Music | May 18-24 • On TV

Wilco, Gorillaz, Haim, Billy Corgan and more: You can't complain about this week's late-night music lineup. Granted, it doesn't totally make up for the cancellation of every single concert...

Next Week in Music | March 7-13 • New Books

A ton of Tony Wilson, a little bit of Eurovision, some chit-chat with Steve Reich and a look at jazz and race: That's all they wrote for next week....

Next Week in Music | August 17-23 • On TV

Orville and Shania double date, Lemon Twigs sweeten the deal, Bright Eyes gets you up on Saturday morning and more: It's a good week for music on the tube....

Next Week in Music | June 17-23 • Music on TV

I know you like to watch. So here's a list of the musicians who will be singing for their supper next week on the boob tube. Of course, everything...

Next Week in Music | Dec. 25-31 • The Long List: 100+ Releases On...

Who puts out music between Christmas and New Year’s Day, you ask? These people:     Acidgvrl | Yumi's First Christmas (ft. Yumi) Mick Adler | In Ruinam Ahleuchatistas | The Summer We Went...

Next Week in Music | April 12-18 • The Long List: 320 Releases On...

If I had a nickel for every one of the 320-plus albums, EPs, singles, soundtracks, compilations, anthologies, box sets and vinyl reissues that are coming out this week …...

Next Week in Music | Nov. 21-27 • The Short List: 8 Titles You...

Thanks to the one-two retail punch of American Black Friday and Record Store Day, there are approximately 70 bajillion box sets, live albums, tribute discs and vinyl reissues arriving...

Finny McConnell Is Headed For The Dark Streets Of Love

Finny McConnell will be prowling The Dark Streets Of Love this fall. After 30 glorious years of leading renowned Celtic punk rockers The Mahones, founder and bandleader McConnell decided...

Next Week in Music | Nov. 6-12 • New Books

With new books about everyone from Arlo to Zevon — not to mention Babs’ memoirs, a trio of titles about The Beatles and Macca, art and photo tomes of...

Next Week in Music | Sept. 19-25 • New Books

A flock of Byrds, a former Blaster, a rapper named Boosie, a man named Cave and a red-headed stranger are all telling tales next week. Toss in tomes on...

Bruce Cockburn Marks Five Decades With True North: A 50th Anniversary Box Set

Five decades in any gig is a long time. In the trendy, short-attention-span world of music — where entire careers come and go in weeks or even days —...

RIP Ronnie Spector

Ronnie Spector, the iconic rock ’n’ roll siren who belted out 1960s hits like Be My Baby, Baby I Love You and Walking in the Rain with the girl...

Next Week in Music | June 20-26 • New Books

Bowie, Beethoven, Badfinger, Bad Company and Bob. Next week's books are a bunch of B-words. Read all about ’em:   Moonage Daydream: The Life & Times of Ziggy Stardust: 20th Anniversary...

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