Extreme
Extreme’s sixth studio album – their first since 2008’s Saudades de Rock – was a long time coming. With only a live album released...
Stephane Wrembel
The concept is simple enough: a mashup of Django Reinhardt’s gypsy swing with the buoyant sounds of Louis Armstrong and New Orleans jazz. Could...
Jeffrey Scott
Sometimes it seems like all new blues recordings, be they acoustic or electric, sacrifice substance in favor of pyrotechnics – which makes Jeffrey Scott’s...
Mudhoney
When it comes to writing music reviews, nothing’s more Lamesville than a critic swiping text from a label’s press release. But in the case...
Pete Anderson
Known as longtime musical partner and guitar ace with country singer Dwight Yoakam. But, his real claim to fame might be that as a...
Lucinda Williams
Turning 70 is a time for reflection, and Lucinda Williams offers two takes. Her poetic autobiography recounts her troubled, peripatetic childhood and the tales...
Susanna Hoffs
The Bangles vocalist/rhythm guitarist’s fifth solo album is a folk-enriched blend of covers by classic and contemporary artists, enlivened by Hoffs’ angelic voice.
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Check This Action: Remembering David Lindley
Much has been written about David Lindley since the 78-year-old passed away on March 3 of complications from long Covid. The ultimate sideman, proficient...
Metallica
Metallica’s 11th album is a blast from the band’s hard-charging past, and does not disappoint. As the follow-up to 2016’s Hardwired… to Self-Destruct, drummer...
Tonechaser – Understanding Edward: My 26-Year Journey with Edward Van Halen
Imagine having Edward Van Halen at your house, playing new Van Halen songs or listening to no-vocals cassettes of in-progress albums in EVH’s cigarette-smoke-filled...