Lauren Calve
Shift. Review by Judy Craddock.
Shift. Review by Judy Craddock.
24th Street Blues (Bohemian Neglect Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Happy Go Lucky (Box Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
The Man Downstairs: Demos & Rarities (Tiny Ghost). Review by Julius C. Lacking.
The Proper Years (Last Music Co.). Review by James Mann.
They call it Hotlanta for a good reason, but I’m sure The Black Lips have enough bad attitude to have way more colorful names for their hometown.
The Eclipse Sessions (New West Records). Review by James Mann.
Two artists look at fathers and sons - Doug Hoekstra experiences Springsteen on Broadway.
Breaks It Down (Put Together Music). Review by James Mann.
Arthur Alexander (Omnivore Recordings). Review by James Mann.
Live at Montreux 1980 (Eagle Records). Review by James Mann.
A Perfect Circle sailed into Philly on a rare tour, to pummel Northeastern fans with their sound and to nosh on some cheesesteaks. Mike Hanan and Michelle Smith were close enough to smell the sauteed onions on Maynard Keenan’s breath.
Elvis Costello hosts a hip rock and roll show on Sundance Channel; Carl F Gauze tries on his first pair of Buddy Holly glasses.
Two-Way Family Favourites (Southern Domestic Recordings). Review by Sean Slone.
Jaggedland (429). Review by Sean Slone.
The Sweet Songs of Decay (Sincere Recordings/In Music We Trust). Review by Tim Wardyn.
Bungalow Hi (Southern Domestic). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
The High School Reunion (Fastmusic/Caroline). Review by Al Pergande.
Kiss the Sun (Rhombus). Review by Stein Haukland.
Nextdoorland (Matador) / Great Central Revisited (Bongo Beat). Review by Ian Koss.
This fall, Ani DiFranco brought new Righteous Babe labelmate Kristen Ford to Iowa City, where Jeremy Glazier enjoyed an incredible evening of artistry.
This week Christopher Long grabs a bag of bargain vinyl from a flea market in Mount Dora, Florida — including You’re Never Alone with a Schizophrenic, the classic 1979 LP from Ian Hunter.
Bob Pomeroy gets into four Radio Rarities from producer Zev Feldman for Record Store Day with great jazz recordings from Wes Montgomery, Les McCann, Cal Tjader, and Ahmad Jamal.
Bob Pomeroy digs into Un “Sung Stories” (1986, Liberation Hall), Blasters’ frontman Phil Alvin’s American Roots collaboration with Sun Ra and his Arkestra, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and New Orleans saxman Lee Allen.
Roi J. Tamkin reviews A Darker Shade of Noir, fifteen new stories from women writers completely familiar with the horrors of owning a body in a patriarchal society, edited by Joyce Carol Oates.
Mandatory: The Best of The Blasters (Liberation Hall). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Feeling funky this week, Christopher Long gets his groove on while discovering a well-cared-for used vinyl copy of one of his all-time R&B faves: Ice Cream Castle, the classic 1984 LP from The Time, for just a couple of bucks.
During AFI Fest 2023, Lily and Generoso interviewed director Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, whose impressive debut feature, City of Wind, carefully examines the juxtaposition between the identity of place and tradition against the powers of modernity in contemporary Mongolia.
Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO (American Laundromat Records). Review by Laura Pontillo.