Glenn Jones is a One-Man Guitar Army
On Vade Mecum, the guitar maestro and John Fahey disciple perfects a style: his own
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Author: Brad Cohan
Ben Vaughn Brings New Jersey Rock ‘n’ Roll From The California Desert
The pioneering songwriter and producer talks Ween, Cubist Blues and his excellent new album
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Minibeast: “Goofy White Guys Entranced by Rhythm”
This Rhode Island/Massachusetts power-groove trio brings the punk rock star-power with Peter Prescott, but Minibeast is a collaborative band through and through
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Gimme One Good Dose of Thunder: Bleeding Hearts Keep the Genius of Bob Stinson Alive with Riches To Rags
A Record Store Day exclusive and upcoming digital release provides a crucial snapshot of a long-lost touchstone of Minneapolis alt-rock
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Get Smart!: The Best Post-Punk Band You’ve Probably Never Heard
The Chicago-via-Kansas trio made their mark in the 1980’s college-rock scene and now they’re back with a “new-old” record and shows
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Cinema Cinema and the Art of the Punk Improvisers
The South Brooklyn DIY duo and jazzer Matt Darriau make for perfect partners in free-improv crime
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Round Eye’s Own Chinese Democracy
The Shanghai-based punk rock collective aim for the political protest jugular on Culture Shock Treatment
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The Royal Arctic Institute: Leaders of the Anti-Dad Rock Movement
The NJ/NYC all-instrumental outfit bring the chilled-out jazzy Americana goods—for a bunch of old dudes
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The Dream Songs of Tim Foljahn
From his hardcore days, Two Dollar Guitar, Male Slut and Psychic Hearts with Thurston Moore to I Dreamed A Dream, the Hoboken lifer trudges onward
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The Melvins Don’t “Fuck Around ‘Round ‘Round”
Dale Crover goes deep into ‘Working With God,’ his solo records, jazz, Redd Kross, Melvins TV and ‘playing’ young Neil Young
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Half Japanese: The Band That Is King
With Crazy Hearts, Jad Fair’s longtime outfit continues to reign supreme as one of America’s most distinctive rock groups
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Two Coltrane Classics Reimagined, 21st Century Electric Style
Bass god Mike Watt wrestles with A Love Supreme and Meditations on the Henry Kaiser-initiated A Love Supreme Electric
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Not Your Enemy: Buffalo Tom’s Birdbrain Hits 30
On its gamechanging second album, the Massachusetts trio shedded the ‘Dinosaur Jr Jr’ label and took their ace songwriting to the next level
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Big Dipper Hits A Slam
The inside story of how the Boston college-rock heroes fell prey to the major label conglomerate in 1990
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The Ballad Of A Band Called E
On Complications, Thalia Zedek, Jason Sanford and Gavin McCarthy put forth a total group effort
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