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Holiday jazz

Peter Curtis: Exploring the Jewish Side of Christmas

The renowned jazz guitarist celebrates yuletide cheer between the faiths on new holiday album

Dance Pop

IN CONCERT: A Cher-cember To Remember

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 2019, ABBA, Cher, Concerts, Farewell Concert, Sonny Bono

The Queen Bee of American Pop makes Boston believe again

New Wave Pop Punk Ska

The Nuttiest Sound Around: Madness’s One Step Beyond Turns 40

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 Kelley Simms 0 Comments 1979, 2 Tone Records, Cathal “Chas Smash” Smyth, Chris Foreman, Dan Woodgate, Graham “Suggs” McPherson, Jerry Dammers, Lee "Kix" Thompson, Madness, Mark Bedford, Mike Barson, One Step Beyond, The Beat, The Selecter, The Specials

The debut LP of this iconic British ska band introduced a genre revival in 1979

Fusion jazz

ALBUMS: Jazz’s Brassiest Power Couple Brings The Family On Sacred Bond

December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 Michael Toland 0 Comments Ada Rovatti, Blood Sweat & Tears, Brecker Plays Rovatti: Sacred Bond, Dreams, Frank Zappa, Michael Brecker, Piloo, Randy Brecker

Legendary trumpet player Randy Brecker and wife Ada Rovatti shine on vibrant new collection of faves from the Rovatti catalog

Alternative Rock Folk Rock

THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: Nirvana’s Televised Swan Song

December 10, 2019December 11, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment 1993, 1994, About a Girl, Alex Coletti, All Apologies, colored vinyl edition, Cris Kirkwood, Curt Kirkwood, David Grohl, Jesus Wants me for a Sunbeam, Krist Noveselic, Kurt Cobain, Leadbelly, Lori Goldston, MARK LANEGAN, Martin D-18E, Meat Puppets, Michael Azerrad, Nevermind, Nirvana, Nirvana MTV Unplugged in New York, November 18, On a Plain, Pennyroyal Tea, Polly, Something in the Way, The Man Who Sold the World, THE VASELINES, vinyl reissue

A crisp new vinyl reissue of MTV Unplugged in New York celebrates the band that could have been

Hip Hop jazz Soul

Soul, Rhythm & Blues, Bebop and Hip-Hop: Back on the Block at 30

December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments 1989, Back On The Block, Big Daddy Kane, Chaka Khan, George Benson, George Duke, Kool Moe Dee, Melle Mel, Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, Siedah Garrett

Quincy Jones’s Grammy-laden 1989 album was an unqualified triumph

jazz Post-Punk Punk

Like A Glove: The Convergence of Wire and Mike Watt

December 9, 2019December 10, 2019 Ryan Bray 1 Comment fIREHOSE, Graham Lewis, Jumpstarted Plowhards, Mike Watt, The Minutemen, Wire

Fitted represents a perfect meeting of musical minds

Rock Rockabilly Surf

Revisiting the Utterly Fantastic and Totally Unbelievable Career of Los Straitjackets

December 9, 2019December 9, 2019 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 1994, Big Sandy and his Fly Rite Boys, Daddy-O Grande, Estrus Records, Link Wray, Los Straitjackets, Nashville, Nick Lowe, The Raybeats

The Luchadores of surf guitar celebrate 25 years in modern music

Funk Hip Hop Rap

Journey Throo The Past: Celebrating 25 Years of Redman’s Sophomore Classic

December 7, 2019December 8, 2019 Daniel Offner 0 Comments 1994, Dare Iz A Darkside, Def Jam, EPMD, Erick Sermon, Method Man, Redman, Rockwilder

In 1994, Reggie Noble embraced his Funkadelic roots on Dare Iz A Darkside

Hip Hop

ALBUMS: The Best Rap LP of 2019 Is Its Darkest

December 6, 2019December 6, 2019 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 2019, Backwoodz Studioz, Billy Woods, Hidden Places, Kenny Segal, Tom Waits

Billy Woods & Kenny Segal’s Hiding Places is to music what Parasite is to the big screen

Power Pop

Big Star: Space Is The Place

December 6, 2019December 6, 2019 Luci Turner 0 Comments 2005, AFGHAN WHIGS, Alex Chilton, Andy Hummel, Big Star, Chris Bell, In Space, Jody Stephens, Omnivore Recordings, Primal Scream, R.E.M.

An exclusive chat with Jody Stephens about the Memphis rock band’s newly expanded 2005 comeback LP

Blues Records Rock

THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: The BEST Stones Album Turns 50

December 6, 2019December 6, 2019 Robert Baird 0 Comments 1969, ABKCO, Bill Wyman, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards, Let It Bleed, Mick Jagger, Mick Taylor, The Rolling Stones

Digging into the anniversary box commemorating Let It Bleed

Records

A Not So Silent Night Holiday Gift Guide 2019

December 5, 2019December 6, 2019 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1999, Led Zeppelin, MC5, Monster, Peter Laughner, Prince, R.E.M., Rocket From The Tombs, The Futureheads, The Heartbreakers, Urban Outfitters

From Prince to Peter Laughner, dig into this hot and trashy list from the dark corners of the music department in Santa’s Workshop

Country and/or Western

Kinky Friedman Is Serious About the Resurrection

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments Echo Hill Records, Kinky Friedman, Matlock, Resurrection, Willie Nelson

A freeflowing chat with an American original

Folk Indie Rock

ALBUMS: The Inner Mounting Flame of Emily Jane White

December 4, 2019December 4, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Emily Jane White, Immanent Fire, Talitries

The dark folk singer-songwriter colors in the spaces of a black and white world on Immanent Fire

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