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Downtown 81: Tav Falco Recounts East Village Adventures

August 19, 2022August 18, 2022 Randy Haecker 0 Comments 2022, Alex Chilton, Downtown 81, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Jim Sclavunos, Johnny Thunders, Ken Stringfellow, Memphis, Mike Watt, Panther Burns, Tav Falco, Tav Falco Panther Burns, Will Rigby

The Memphis punkabilly figure is currently on the road through the fall

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Folk Indie Rock Pop Rock

LISTEN: Sean Ono Lennon Presents “Circles” by Zack Rosen

August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 Ron Hart 2 Comments Chimera Music, Circles, EP, New York City, Sean Lennon, Singles, Tongues Unknown, Zack Rosen

New single from the late NYC songwriter/musician drops ahead of posthumous EP release

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Elvis Costello: The Boy Comes Back To Boston

August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment Boston, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Elvis Costello and The Imposters, Los Straitjackets, Nick Lowe, Nicole Atkins

The New Wave legend is on tour with longtime cohort Nick Lowe through August

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Electronic Fusion Rock

WATCH: Lotus Get “Transfixed” By The Riddim

August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2022, Bloom & Recede, Colorado, Denver, Electronica, Jamtronica, Jesse Miller, Lotus, Transfixed

The Denver jamtronica band’s new album, Bloom & Recede, out on August 26th

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Country and/or Western Rock

Tomorrow & Me: Michael Nesmith’s And The Hits Just Keep On Comin’ at 50

August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, And The Hits Just Keep On Comin, Linda Ronstadt, Michael Nesmith, Mike Nesmith, Red Rhodes, Stone Poneys, The Monkees, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

How this classic 1972 solo album helped further the Monkee’s Americana ascent

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North Americana Punk Rock Roots

LISTEN: Douglas Bales Salutes “Saint” Joe Strummer

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 Ron Hart 2 Comments Chattanooga, Douglas Bales, Joe Strummer, Saint Joe, Sing This Song, Tennessee, The Clash

The Chattanooga-based singer-songwriter pays homage to the late Clash frontman on new single

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Alternative Rock Pop Power Pop Rock

How the Gin Blossoms Made Melancholia Fun: New Miserable Experience Turns 30

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1992, 30th Anniversary, A&M Records, Allison Road, Doug Hopkins, Found Out About You, Gin Blossoms, Hey Jealousy, Jesse Valenzuela, New Miserable Experience, Robin Wilson

Power-pop riffs, alcohol and Arizona sunshine are part of the package on a ‘90s classic

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Funk Music Journalism

Arista Records and the P-Funk Multiverse

August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1978, All The Woo In The World, Arista Records, Barry White, Bernie Worrell, Chaka Khan, Glenn Goins, Mitchell Cohen, Parliament-Funkadelic, Quazar, Ray Parker Jr., Raydio, Stevie Wonder, Tom Vickers

Read the funkiest excerpt from Mitchell Cohen’s Looking for the Magic: New York City, the ‘70s and The Rise of Arista Records

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North Americana Rock

WATCH: “Coming Along” With Ever More Nest

August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2022, Ever More Nest, Kelcy Wilburn, Louisiana, Lucinda Will, Out Here Now, PJ Harvey, Radiohead, Tori Amos

New LP, Out Here Now, available this Friday

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Elvis Remembrance Rock

The King Is Dead, Long Live The King

August 16, 2022August 17, 2022 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1977, 45th Anniversary, Baz Luhrmann, Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, Elvis, Elvis Presley, Graceland, Memphis, Public Enemy

Elvis Presley’s posthumous life, 45 years later

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Stage Fright: The Band’s Rock of Ages Turns 50

August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1972, Bob, Bob Dylan, Capitol/UMe, Garth Hudson, Levon Helm, Live at the Academy of Music 1971: The Rock of Ages Concerts, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson, Rock of Ages, The Band

Reflecting on a half century of one of the most essential concert albums of the 1970s

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Indie Rock Rock

WATCH: Jason Bajada Digs Disney

August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Crushed Grapes, Jason Bajada, Premiere, Quebec, Video, Walt Disney

New album, Crushed Grapes, due out on September 23rd

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North Americana Rock

Fantastic Cat: Funky Felines On The Prowl

August 14, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Anthony D’Amato, Brian Dunne, Don Dilego, Fantastic Cat, Hollis Brown, Mike Montali, The Very Best of Fantastic Cat

This supergroup of superb singer/songwriters finds a purr-fect combination

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New Wave Pop Rock

When Don Henley Flew Solo: I Can’t Stand Still at 40

August 12, 2022 Stephanie Hernandez 0 Comments 1982, 40th Anniversary, Danny Kortchmar, Dirty Laundry, Don Henley, Eagles, I Can't Stand Still, JD Souther, Johnny Can't Read, Paddy Moloney, Russ Kunkel, Steve Porcaro, The Chieftains, Timothy B. Schmitt

Looking back on the Eagles drummer’s debut LP

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Remembrance Soul

He Heard A Symphony: Remembering Lamont Dozier

August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 2 Comments Alison Moyet, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland, Four Tops, Lamont Dozier, Mary Wells, Phil Collins, Simply Red, The Isley Brothers, The Miracles, The Supremes, The Temptations

The legendary Motown songwriter, singer and producer leaves behind a legacy that will linger forever

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