Coronavirus

Country and/or Western Remembrance 

“It’s My Music, Too”: Farewell Charley Pride

December 14, 2020December 17, 2020 James Porter 1 Comment Bakersfield Sound, Buck Owens, Charley Pride, Coronavirus, Country Music, COVID-19, Delbert McClinton, RIP, Sonny Rollins

The Demon COVID takes another country legend, gone at 86

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Hard Rock Progressive Rock Psychedelics 

ALBUMS: Hawkwind, The Rock ‘n’ Roll Machine

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 Tim Sommer 1 Comment Carnivorous, Coronavirus, Dave Brock, Hawkwind, Kraftwerk, LaMonte Young, Neu!, Rolling Stone, Space Ritual, Steve Reich, Terry Riley, The Godz, The Velvet Underground, the Velvets, Trouser Press Books, WLIR, WPIX

51 years into their voyage, they release their best album in decades

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Blues North Americana Rock 

Dane Clark: Uplifting Songs for Trying Times

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 j. poet 1 Comment 2020, Carlene Carter, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dane Clark, Dane Clark and the Backroom Boys, Jimmy Cliff, John Hiatt, John Mellencamp, John Sebastian, pandemic, Songs of Isolation

The longtime Mellencamp bandmate and his Backroom Boys deliver twelve songs written to inspire and amuse us during these unusual times

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North Americana 

Gurf Morlix: Love in the Time of COVID

September 24, 2020September 24, 2020 j. poet 1 Comment 2020, Americana, Austin, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Gurf Morlix, Kiss of the Diamondback, Lucinda Williams, Quarantine

Talking music and quarantine with Lucinda Williams’ onetime guitar guru

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Rock 

Willie Nile’s New York State Of Mind

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments 2020, Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Hal Willner, Jim Jarmusch, John Prine, Lucinda Williams, New York At Night, New York City, Pete Townsend, Willie Nile

On his 13th album, the singer-songwriter pays homage to the city that staged his rebirth

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Blues Remembrance 

Blues Giant Lucky Peterson Gone at 55

May 19, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Blues, Coronavirus, Lucky Peterson, Memphis Slim, Muddy Waters, PBS, Soul

Child prodigy turned renowned statesman kept the blues alive and well in the 21st century

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Blues Hard Rock 

Joe Perry: Shiftless In Idle

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Aerosmith, Brad Whitford, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Joe Perry, Joey Kramer, Steven Tyler, Todd Hamilton

The legendary Aerosmith guitarist wrestles with bittersweet emotions about touring in a time of COVID-19

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Music Journalism 

Bored In The House or In The House Bored?

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments Bee Gees, Brian McCullough, Cardi B, Coronavirus, COVID-19, John Paul White, Mavis Staples, Randy Newman, Roseanne Cash, Ry Cooder, Tyga x Curtis Roach, Young Dolph

10 Coronavirus songs to help make sense of an uneasy year

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Alternative Rock Hip Hop Punk 

WATCH: Post Malone and Co. Blast Through Nirvana Tribute

April 25, 2020April 26, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Coronavirus, COVID-19, Nirvana, Post Malone, Travis Barker, World Health Organization

If you had any doubt about this kid being the real deal, dig this performance to aid the World Health Organization

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jazz Remembrance 

LISTEN: A Requiem For Henry Grimes

April 18, 2020April 18, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Albert Ayler, Archie Shepp, Cecil Taylor, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Henry Grimes, Jazz, McCoy Tyner, On This Night, Pharoah Sanders, Reaching Fourth, Spirits Rejoice  Don Cherry, Thaiud, Unit Structures, Where Is Brooklyn?

COVID-19 continues to take its toll on the jazz community with the passing of a master bassist and freethinker

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Festivals 

The Neverending Quarantine Concert Series Vol. III

April 14, 2020April 14, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Andrea Bocelli, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Curt Smith, DJ Premier, Erykah Badu, Marvin Gaye, Quarantine, Questlove, RZA, Tears For Fears, The Roots

Five more outstanding live performances from this lockdown situation

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Records Remembrance 

Amarcord Hal Willner: His Five Greatest Albums

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 Jeremy Shatan 1 Comment Coronavirus, COVID-19, Gavin Friday, Hal Willner, Kurt Weill, Lou Reed, Marianne Faithfull, Nino Rota, Saturday Night Live, Walt Disney Concert Hall

The beloved SNL composer’s production work runs as deep as his love for music

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North Americana Remembrance 

The Primest Prine

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Bonnie Raitt, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illegal Smile, John Prine, Oh Boy Records, RIP, Sam Stone

John Prine, one of the greatest architects of Americana music, passes away from COVID-19

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Remembrance 

LISTEN: RIP Hal Willner

April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 Ron Hart 3 Comments Charles Mingus, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Gavin Friday, Hal Willner, Hunter S. Thompson, Kurt Weill, Laurie Anderson, Leon Redbone, Lou Reed and Marianne Faithfull, Lucinda Williams, The Neville Brothers, Walt Disney

Remembering the legendary producer through his work behind the boards

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New Wave Pop Rock 

LISTEN: Prayers for Marianne Faithfull

April 4, 2020April 4, 2020 Ron Hart 1 Comment Blazing Away, Broken English, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Marianne Faithfull, Strange Weather

Early accounts confirm the beloved English singer is currently in hospital battling COVID-19

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