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Electro Melodier (Thirty Tigers Records). Review by Misty Marcus.
Electro Melodier (Thirty Tigers Records). Review by Misty Marcus.
Juliana Hatfield is once again in the middle of an unstoppable creative streak, now mixing her needle-sharp pop sensibilities with some truly out-there production.
Trace (Rhino/ Warner Bros. Records). Review by James Mann.
This Is Lone Justice: The Vaught Tapes, 1983 (Omnivore Recordings). Review by James Mann.
Honky Tonk (Rounder Records). Review by James Mann.
Aye Jay has already conquered Rap, Metal, and Punk with his activity books, now he is taking on country. Is he just as successful? Tim Wardyn finds out.
Signal Morning (Cloud Recordings). Review by Tim Wardyn.
Ghost Dance (K). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Enter to Exit (In Music We Trust). Review by Tim Wardyn.
Meadow (Merge). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Jubilee Dive (New West). Review by Sean Slone.
Okemah and the Melody of Riot (Transmit Sound). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Whiskey Drown (self-released). Review by Tim Wardyn.
Liz Janes & Create(!) (Asthmatic Kitty). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Love & Bombs (Yep Roc). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Dead Roses (Resonant Noise). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Bury Your Hate in a Shallow Grave (Lelp). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Days after receiving their very first Grammy Award for their fifth album, A Ghost Is Born, Wilco greets a sold-out Orlando, FL crowd. And Jen Cray.
Ten Mile Grace (Sabot Productions). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Hands Up! (Yep Roc). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Gasoline Lollipops’ newest single, “Freedom Don’t Come Easy,” is today’s mother lovin’ punk rock folk anthem.
Frank Henenlotter’s gory grindhouse classic Basket Case looks as grimy as the streets of Times Square, and that is one of the film’s greatest assets. Arrow Video gives this unlikely candidate a welcome fresh release.
Despite the Mother’s Day factor, hundreds of fervent, faithful followers still flocked to Orlando’s famed Plaza Live to catch an earlybird set from Jimmy Failla — one of the hottest names on today’s national comedy scene.
Ink 19 readers get an early listen and look at “Cool Sparkling Water,” a new single from Lonnie Walker.
Jeremy Glazier has a bucket list day at a Los Lobos 50th Anniversary show in Davenport, Iowa.
Carl F. Gauze reviews the not-quite one-woman show, Always… Patsy Cline, based on the true story of Cline’s friendship with Louise Seger, who met the star in l961 and corresponded with Cline until her death.
Carl F. Gauze reviews this interesting look at the surprising history and scandalous etymology of jazz, in Weird Music That Goes On Forever, by Bob Suren.
Two new releases from Free Dirt Records use sound and music to tell stories about our history.
A lady Tarzan and her gorilla have a rough time adapting to high society in Lorraine of the Lions (1925), one of four silent films on Accidentally Preserved: Volume 5, unleashed by Ben Model and Undercrank Productions, with musical scores by Jon C. Mirsalis.