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Tuesday, March 31, 2020

The Sound of Solidarity: Artists Releasing New Music Right Now

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 Jim Allen 0 Comments Bob Dylan, Dirty Projectors, Jim Lauderdale, Nine Inch Nails, Paula Carino, Uncle Leon & The Alibis

For every artist pushing their new album back to when things return to normal, there are more who are bravely staying on schedule

Alternative Rock Emotional Punk Rock aka Emo New Wave Pop Punk Rock

The Racing Pulses: Something To Write Home About

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2020, Bon Iver, Fall Out Boy, Kristian Iliev, Panic! At the Disco, Paramore, The Racing Pulses, Violent Femmes

The sharped dressed pop auteurs out of Madison, Wisconsin are one to watch in 2020 as they prep their first new LP in three years

Blues Dylan Folk

On Bob Dylan’s “Murder Most Foul”

March 30, 2020March 31, 2020 Tim Sommer 1 Comment 2020, Bob Dylan, Murder Most Foul, Phil Ochs, The Beatles, The Mekons

The Bard to his generation: “You Fucked Up”

Hip Hop

Off On A Natural Charge, Bon Voyage: 25 Years Since The Return To The 36 Chambers

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 Daniel Offner 0 Comments 1995, Ghostface Killah, GZA, Inspectah Deck, Killah Priest, Masta Killa, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Raekwon, Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version, RZA, U-God, Wu-Tang Clan

The most unique Russell Jones, the wizard otherwise known as Ol’ Dirty Bastard, kicked off the Wu-Tang Clan’s most crucial year with a solo debut that is still ahead of its time

North Americana

LISTEN: Prayers for John Prine

March 29, 2020March 29, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Angel from Montgomery, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illegal Smile, John Prine

The American music legend is in critical condition after contracting COVID-19

Blues Classical Country and/or Western Electronic Folk Gospel Pop Rock

The Great American Quarantine Tour: Week Two

March 28, 2020March 28, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Alexis P. Suter, Allman-Betts Band, Corona, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Devon Allman, Diplo, Tilly Foster, Tim Fogarty, Yo-Yo Ma

5 more commanding performances from the neverending living room concert

Music Journalism

The Ghost of SXSW 2020: Lost In Austin

March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 Jason Gross 2 Comments 2020, Austin, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dirty Dog, SXSW, Texas, The Alamo, Willie Nelson

The city struggles with/without live music as clubs and musicians pick up the pieces of a cancelled SXSW

Indie Rock Pop

Death Cab For Cutie: “Indie Rock Is Dead”

March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 Ian King 0 Comments 2000, 764-Hero, Barsuk Records, Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla, Death Cab for Cutie, Modest Mouse, Sean Nelson

The band’s classic We Have the Facts and We’re Voting Yes at 20

Alternative Rock Country and/or Western North Americana

Dropped To The Sun Alone: Wilco’s A.M. At 25

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 Zachary Corsa 2 Comments 1995, AM, Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt, Ken Coomer, Sire, Uncle Tupelo, Wilco

The largely forgotten and much-maligned debut LP from the Chicagoland heroes was not everyone’s cuppa back in 1995

Experimental Folk Pop

Flesh Cartoons: Robyn Hitchcock’s Eye at 30

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1990, Eye, Queen Elvis, Robyn Hitchcock, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, The Soft Boys

In 1990, the chief Egyptian casts his vision towards further fancies

Alternative Rock Pop

The Ballad of Minneapolis Matt

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Dan Wilson, Jacques Wait, Matt Wilson, Matt Wilson and his Orchestra, Phala Tracy, Quillan Roe, Trip Shakespeare

From Trip Shakespeare to his Orchestra, Matt Wilson is as important to the fabric of Twin Cities pop as Paul Westerberg, Dave Pirner and Bob Mould combined