Steve Earle & The Dukes: Jerry Jeff [Album Review]
Steve Earle & The DukesJerry JeffNew West Records [2022] Steve Earle remembers playing the Sand Mountain Coffee House in Houston, TX, when just starting out. … Read more
Tedeshi Trucks Band: I Am The Moon: III. The Fall [Album Review]
Tedeschi Trucks BandI Am The Moon: III. The FallFantasy / Concord Music [2022] The amazing enterprise that the Tedeschi Trucks Band undertook by dropping an … Read more
Hooveriii: A Round Of Applause [Album Review]
HooveriiiA Round Of ApplauseThe Reverberation Appreciation Society [2022] Los Angeles psych-rock band Hooveriii (pronounced “Hoover Three”) have returned quickly with their third album A Round … Read more
Tedeschi Trucks Band: Wheels Of Soul Tour 2022 [Concert Review]
Tedeschi Trucks Band w/ Los Lobos & Gabe Dixon: Rose Music Center; Dayton, OH; Sunday, July 24, 2022 Generally speaking, journalistic practice requires one to start … Read more
…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead: XI – Bleed Here Now [Album Review]
…AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD REVIEW HISTORYX: The Godless Void And Other Stories (2020) / Lost Songs (2012) …AND YOU … Read more
Jack White: Entering Heaven Alive [Album Review]
Jack WhiteEntering Heaven AliveThird Man Records [2022] When Jack White released the hard-hitting rock album Fear of the Dawn, back in April, he promised a … Read more
Caroline Spence: True North [Album Review]
Caroline SpenceTrue NorthRounder Records [2022] Virginia native, Caroline Spence did what any Americana singer/songwriter would do after winning the American Songwriter Lyric Contest and additional … Read more
Joseph Airport: Vector 23 [Album Review]
Joseph AirportVector 23Joseph Airport Records [2022] On November 24th, 1971, during a Northwest Orient Airlines flight from Portland to Seattle, a man going by the … Read more
Drive-By Truckers w/ Lydia Loveless 2022 Tour [Concert Review]
Drive-By Truckers w/ Lydia Loveless: Dayton Masonic Center; Dayton, OH; Saturday, July 23, 2022 As Drive-By Truckers suggest in a couple of their album titles, they … Read more
Ty Segall: “Hello, Hi” [Album Review]
Ty Segall“Hello, Hi”Drag City Records [2022] It shouldn’t really be a surprise that during the now called “isolation months of 2020,” Ty Segall recorded an … Read more
Adrian Belew: Elevator [Album Review]
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Telekinetic Yeti: Primordial [Album Review]
Telekinetic YetiPrimordialTee Pee Records [2022] Unearthed and thawed from an ice shelf in Dubuque, IA, Telekinetic Yeti LIVES! The duo composed of Alex Baumann (Guitar/Vocals) … Read more
black midi: Hellfire [Album Review]
black midiHellfireRough Trade Records [2022] Written in isolation in London after the release of last year’s Cavalcade, Hellfire (black midi’s third LP) continues to expand … Read more
Interpol: The Other Side Of Make-Believe [Album Review]
InterpolThe Other Side Of Make-BelieveMatador Records [2022] On the easy-going final track of NYC-band Interpol’s 7th studio album, The Other Side of Make-Believe, vocalist Paul … Read more
Screeching Weasel: The Awful Disclosures Of Screeching Weasel [Album Review]
Screeching WeaselThe Awful Disclosures Of Screeching WeaselMonona Music/Rum Bar/Striped Records [2022] Screeching Weasel recorded their debut album in one night for $200 and released it … Read more
Tedeschi Trucks Band: I Am The Moon: II. Ascension [Album Review]
Tedeschi Trucks BandI Am The Moon: II. AscensionFantasy/Concord Music [2022] As promised, a month after the initial EP from the “I Am The Moon” project, … Read more
GUV: GUV IV [Album Review]
GUVGUV IVRun For Cover Records [2022] Ben Cook — a.k.a. GUV — completes his pandemic GUV series with the final installment IV. The New Mexico … Read more
Weezer: SZNZ – Summer [Album Review]
WeezerSZNZ: SummerCrush Music/Atlantic Records [2022] No doubt the biggest challenge when committing to produce a concept album around a predetermined narrative and artistic themes is … Read more
Liam Gallagher: C’mon You Know [Album Review]
Liam GallagherC’mon You KnowWarner Records [2022] Liam Gallagher’s third individual release, C’mon You Know, is easily his best solo record to date. The album is … Read more
The Psychedelic Furs: Made Of Rain 2022 Tour w/ X [Concert Review]
The Psychedelic Furs w/ X: Made Of Rain 2022 Tour; Rose Music Center; Dayton, OH; Wednesday, July 6, 2022 As if special ordered for the day … Read more
Prince: Prince And The Revolution – Live
PrincePrince And The Revolution: LiveLegacy Recordings [2022] The word “genius” probably gets thrown around too loosely when referring to talented pop and rock artists. Even … Read more
Porcupine Tree: Closure/ Continuation [Album Review]
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Chagall Guevara: Halcyon Days [Album Review]
Chagall GuevaraHalcyon DaysSplint Entertainment [2022] No doubt every serious music listener has got a few pet bands that have been relegated to the world of … Read more
Guided By Voices: Tremblers And Goggles By Rank [Album Review]
Guided By VoicesTremblers And Goggles By RankGBV Inc. [2022] Depending on how you add them up, Tremblers And Goggles By Rank is Guided By Voices’ … Read more
Shearwater: The Great Awakening [Album Review]
ShearwaterThe Great AwakeningPolyborus Music [2022] In the six years since that last Shearwater album, Jonathan Meiburg published a novel, formed a new band with members … Read more