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Sunny War: With The Sun
A phrase like “overnight sensation” is usually all kinds of wrong in that the artist in question was beating the pavement long before a...
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Led Zeppelin: Goin’ To California
The members of Led Zeppelin were of course British, but loved American culture and had a special relationship with southern California – both for...
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Charlie Apicella
The organ trio – or in the case of the Charlie Apicella album, the organ quartet – is alive and well. Each of these...
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Barney Kessel
A year after Barney Kessel began recording his now-landmark material for Contemporary Records, he performed at Phoenix’s Jazz Mill backed by the house band,...
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Mac Yasuda and Jim Washburn
Somewhere along that lost highway, plainspoken, straight-from-the-heart country music got all gussied up with rhinestone suits and fancy guitars. Mac Yasuda may hail from...
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Wilco- A.M. Deluxe Edition/ Being There Deluxe Edition
Wilco’s been around for more than a quarter-century, and this new pair of expanded releases goes all the way back to document the Jeff...
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Adrian Legg- Live
In a 2005 VG interview, Legg said of his aversion to live recordings, “It’s a moment in time. You’re capturing a social event, and...
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Lee Roy Parnell- Midnight Believer
Remember the days when Lee Roy Parnell was seen as a country artist? His last album – 11 years ago! – was a blues-based...
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JD Wilkes- Fire Dream
Best known as leader of the Legendary Shack Shakers for the past 20 years, JD Wilkes has a storied reputation for honoring Appalachia’s musical...
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Jeff Lynne’s ELO- Wembley or Bust
After several decades on hiatus, the Electric Light Orchestra – now known as Jeff Lynne’s ELO – is revving up again and will tour...