Low Cut Connie
Art Dealers (Missing Piece). Review by Joe Frietze.
Tag: Joe Frietze
Sass Jordan
Joe Frietze talked with Sass Jordan about her new live album featuring a set from 1994 with a young Taylor Hawkins on drums, the changing music industry, the use of rain as a musical trope, and electrolytes.
Sass Jordan
Live In New York Ninety-Four (Deko Entertainment). Review by Joe Frietze.
Frank Bello
Frank Bello’s new memoir Fathers, Brothers, and Sons: Surviving Anguish, Abandonment, and Anthrax takes us from a New York childhood, to Anthrax stadium tours, to fatherhood with the charming informality of a conversation with an old friend. Then I’m Gone, Bello’s first solo EP, provides accompaniment. Joe Frietze reviews.
The Who
Multiple generations, from Boomers to Zoomers, joined with The Who to sing and scream in Memphis, and it was a blast. Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, and their touring band were joined onstage by local orchestral musicians for a two-hour show, bringing a range of classic songs to the expectant masses. Joe Frietze has the story.
Colin Hay
I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself (Compass Records). Review by Joe Frietze.
Living Dead Girl
Exorcism (DistroKid). Review by Joe Frietze.
Ellen Foley
Fighting Words (Urban Noise Music). Review by Joe Frietze.
Little Steven
From Macca To Mecca! (WICKED COOL RECORDS/UMe). Review by Joe Frietze.
Guitar Man
He’s the best-selling artist on the Billboard Blues charts, and most people don’t know his name. Who is Joe Bonamassa? Guitar Man tells you that story.
Bush: Live In Tampa
On a hot summer night, Bush plays to a sold out arena in Tampa, Fl, proving that there is still an audience for a high energy rock and roll show.
Junkyard
Old Habits Die Hard (Acetate Records). Review by Joe Frietze.
Ronnie Wood With His Wild Five
Mad Lad A Live Tribute to Chuck Berry (BMG). Review by Joe Frietze.
Clarence Clemons: Who Do I Think I Am?
A thoughtful look into the life and music of one of the most famous saxophone players in popular music.
Lauren Anderson
Wild and Free (Devious Planet). Review by Joe Frietze.
Bachman
He was the creative driver of the original incarnation of The Guess Who, and the originator of Bachman-Turner Overdrive. For Canadian rock fans, he is an icon, but for American fans, he’s just “oh yeah, that guy.”
Eddie Izzard
The cross-dressing comic returned to Memphis with history, philosophy, and plenty of laughs.
Belzebubs
A hardcover collection of the black metal family comedy webcomic.
My Friend Dahmer
After several biopics that sensationalize the already sensational murders committed by Jeffrey Dahmer, My Friend Dahmer takes us back to the high school days, before any of that happened, to try to get a glimpse of who he used to be and what happened to turn him into who he became.
Now More Than Ever: The History of Chicago
A documentary about the legendary chart topping band, that tries to cram a lot of history into a short running time.
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