Davina & The Vagabonds | Sugar Drops
WHO ARE THEY? A retro-cool Twin Cities jazz-blues combo featuring superb singer-pianist Davina Sowers, a pair of horn players and a rhythm section.
WHAT IS THIS? Recorded in Nashville, Sugar...
Ty Segall | First Taste
WHO IS HE? The crazily prolific L.A. garage-rock singer-guitarist who has already released seven albums with his various bands over the past 18 months — which is probably about...
Volbeat | Rewind, Replay, Rebound
WHO ARE THEY? The long-serving, hard-touring Danish retro-rockers led by singer-guitarist and main songwriter Michael Poulsen.
WHAT IS THIS? Although the title makes it sound like an anthology, Rewind, Replay,...
The Bird & The Bee | Interpreting The Masters Volume 2: A Tribute to...
WHO ARE THEY? The L.A. indie-pop duo of dreamy chanteuse Inara George (whose father was late great Little Feat frontman Lowell George) and keyboardist Greg Kurstin (whose subsequent career...
Grateful Dead’s Giants Stadium Box Tops Today’s Album Announcements
I guess it's my turn to share: Hi, everybody. My name is Darryl and I'm a Deadhead. As of this writing, I not only own every official studio and...
Rewinding July | The Best Rock & Pop
Need some new sounds to soak up along with those summer rays? You could do worse than July's pop and rock releases. Here's the best of the bunch, listed...
Rewinding July | The Best Indies
Looking for something different? Look no further. There was no shortage of essential indie rock to hear in July. Here's the best of the bunch, listed in alphabetical order....
Rewinding July | The Best Loudness
You know what they say: If it's too loud, you're too ... something. Honestly, I couldn't make it out above the ringing. Anyway, here are some of the noisier...
Rewinding July | The Best Oldies
Everything old is new again — eventually. Here are the best compilations and reissues that came out in July, listed in alphabetical order. Just click on the cover pictures...
Rewinding July | The Best Roots
From jam-band scions to country-rock waitresses, July had plenty to offer roots-music fans. Here are the top releases in alphabetical order — just click on the cover picture to...
Rewinding July | The Best Soundtracks
Every good movie needs a good soundtrack — and here are some of the best that arrived in July, presented in alphabetical order. Click on the cover picture to...
Lana Del Rey’s Norman F***ing Rockwell Tops Today’s List of Album Announcements
Sometimes, even I have to admit it's not always about me. Case in point: I've never been a Lana Del Rey fan. But I know millions of other folks...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From July 30, 1999
Two decades ago, new albums from Guided By Voices, The Make-Up, Biohazard and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to say about...
Back Stories | My 2015 Interview With Buddy Guy
I was lucky enough to talk to bluesman Buddy Guy on July 28, 2015 — two days before his 79th birthday — while he was promoting his album Born...
imaJJine Thrill to The Sound of Your Voice in Debut Single
Canadian jazz supergroup imaJJine sing a lover's praises — and evoke the spirit of Joni Mitchell — in their new single and lyric video Your Voice.
The first single from...
