In the news today:

Redd Holt, GRAMMY-winning jazz percussionist and songwriter, passed away May 23, 2023 after a bout with cancer.

Carl F. Gauze digs into Sydney Pollack: A Subliminal Existentialist, a detailed look at the cinematic works of Sydney Pollack from the prolific Wes D. Gehring.

Mighty Poplar (Free Dirt Records). Review by Jeremy Glazier.

In the news today: The Dwarves, Greatest Hits, Spice Girls, Pulp, Arlo Parks, Converge, Marc Ribot, The Bad Plus, Buck Meek

Buddy Guy plays Hancher Auditorium for his Damn Right Farwell Tour

In the news today: Smoking Popes, Lzzy Hale, Ashley McBryde, Jenny Lewis

The Chicago Sessions (New West Records). Review by Jeremy Glazier.

To commemorate the 20th installment of his weekly series, Ink 19’s Christopher Long revisits one of his all-time favorite records, Anything Is Possible, the sparkling 1990 studio set from Debbie Gibson.

Heart Is The Hero (Honey Jar/Thirty Tigers). Review by Jeremy Glazier.

In the news today: Teenage Fanclub

Juliana Hatfield Reveals Latest Addition To Covers Series With Release of “Don’t Bring Me Down” TODAY