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Thursday, January 24, 2019

Another Side Of Alice

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, Alice in Chains, Jerry Cantrell, Layne Staley

On 25 years of Alice In Chains’ EP masterpiece

Experimental Folk Hard Rock Heavy Metal Punk

Five More Seattle Acts to (Re)Discover

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Green River, Love Battery, Mother Love Bone, Sub Pop, U-Men

These Jet City staples also played key roles in laying the groundwork for the Great Grunge Explosion

Alternative Rock Heavy Metal Rock

Grunge at Ground Zero

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 Ryan Bray 0 Comments Green River, MUDHONEY, Pearl Jam, Sub Pop

Sub Pop’s Green River reissues pay proper tribute to the band that helped jumpstart a musical movement

Folk

A Saccharine Heart

January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Bee Gees, John Knowles, Tommy Emmanuel

Guitar Masters Tommy Emmanuel and John Knowles offer up a set of standards with little change in tune

Alternative Rock Electronic jazz New Wave Pop Punk Rock

Unsung ’18

January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 Dan Weiss 0 Comments Bat Fangs, Elza Soares, Flasher, Jon Hassell, Mekons 77, Shopping, Speedy Ortiz, The Beths, Tropical Fuck Storm, Young Fathers

10 Great Albums You Missed From 2018

Bluegrass

Solivan’s Travels

January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 J Poet 0 Comments Bluegrass, Compass Records, Frank Solivan, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen

Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen are cooking up the sound of All Grass

Heavy Metal

Blood, Fire and Death

January 21, 2019 Phil Freeman 0 Comments Bathory, Candlemass, Entombed, Feral House Books, Mayhem, Swedish Metal

A new book delves deep into the abyss of Swedish metal

Hip Hop

Lost in the Echoes

January 21, 2019January 20, 2019 Raymond Cummings 0 Comments Earl Sweatshirt, Odd Future, Vince Staples

On Earl Sweatshirt’s Some Rap Songs

Electronic Pop

Safe To Assume

January 20, 2019January 20, 2019 Luci Turner 0 Comments Andre 3000, Jameela Jamil, James Blake, Travis Scott

A look at the fresh new album from English electronic pop lothario James Blake

Bluegrass Folk

Keeping It Classy and Grassy in Tennessee

January 19, 2019January 19, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Bluegrass, Leon Russell, Sam Bush

Sam Bush and his Band captivate the crowd at Knoxville’s Bijou Theatre

New Wave Pop Punk Rock

What A Fool Believes

January 18, 2019January 19, 2019 Jim Allen 0 Comments Graham Maby, Joe Jackson, New Wave

Joe Jackson on looking sharp and looking forward

Pop Rock

We Get What We Deserve

January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 Bill Kopp 1 Comment Big Star, Omnivore Recordings, WLIR

A look at Big Star’s Live on WLIR

Pop Rock

“The Younger Brother Physically Might Be the Older Brother Spiritually”

January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 Tim Sommer 1 Comment Dave Davies, Ray Davies, The Kinks

How Dave Davies’ Decade re-writes the story of The Kinks

Punk Remembrance

Musicians Pay Tribute to Lorna Doom

January 17, 2019January 17, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Don Bolles, Lorna Doom, Pat Smear, The Germs

The influential Germs bassist passes away at 61

Folk Rock

The Real 1975, Part 2: Bob Dylan

January 17, 2019January 19, 2019 Jim Sullivan 4 Comments 1975, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Martin Scorsese

Rollin’ with the Rolling Thunder Revue

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