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Wednesday, January 23, 2019

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

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

Rock

Close Encounters of the Rock Star Variety

January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, The Byrds, The Five Americans, The Rolling Stones

Early Encounters Recalled

Pop Punk Remembrance Rock

Remembering James Calvin Wilsey

January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 2 Comments Chris Isaak, James Calvin Wilsey, The Avengers

Farewell to the man who helped define the sound of Chris Isaak

Pop Remembrance Rock

Long Live the Medicine Man

January 7, 2019January 7, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show, Ray Sawyer, Rolling Stone

In Memory of Ray Sawyer, Dr. Hook’s Rollicking Role Model

Bluegrass Country and/or Western Folk Rock

When Jerry Returned to his Roots

January 6, 2019January 6, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Jerry Garcia, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, The Grateful Dead

30 years ago: The Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band offers a rustic alternative to the Dead

Rock

Guided By Voices’ EP Double Shot

January 1, 2019January 1, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Doug Gillard, Guided By Voices, Robert Pollard, Tobin Sprout

The overly ambitious indie auteurs share more music… and more after that!

Folk jazz Progressive Rock Rock

The Soft Machine Turns On

December 24, 2018December 24, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1968, Hugh Hopper, Kevin Ayers, Robert Wyatt, Soft Machine

50 years ago, the legendary Jazz/Rock/Fusion ensemble defined the progress in progressive rock

Alternative Rock Rock

Reunited, But Does It Really Feel That Good?

December 22, 2018December 22, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Billy Corgan, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin, Smashing Pumpkins

75 percent of the original Smashing Pumpkins get back together for a short, sharp new studio album

Folk Rock

Judy, Judy, Judy

December 19, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Judy Garland, Neil Young, Reprise Records

The more the merrier as far as Neil Young is concerned

Rock

Holiday Messenger

December 13, 2018December 13, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments ATO Records, Christmas, Rhett Miller, The Old 97's

The Old 97’s deliver something old, something Rhett

Blues Rock

A Devilish Dish

December 10, 2018December 10, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Bill Wyman, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, Jean-Luc Godard, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones

50 years ago, The Rolling Stones treated their fans to a magnificent Beggars Banquet

Pop Rock

About Negative Capability

December 9, 2018January 1, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Marianne Faithfull, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Warren Ellis

A look at Marianne Faithfull’s beautiful and dark new album

Folk Rock

Sunlight Through The Cracks

December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments New West Records, Nick Drake, Parker Gispert, The Whigs

A trip back to the country finds Parker Gispert flipping his Whigs

Rock

Was It The Dead Or Was It Disco?

December 1, 2018December 2, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1978, 40th Anniversary, Bob Weir, Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, The Grateful Dead

Regardless, Garcia and Company got into a groove on Shakedown Street

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