Steely Dan

North Americana 

Another Amazing Year of Americana

September 23, 2022September 23, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2022, 40 Acre Mule, 49 Winchester, Alisa Amador, Allison Russell, Alton Wolfe, AmericanaFest, Amy Speace, Andrew Leahey & The Homestead, Bette Smith, Brandi Carlile, Brian Wright, Buddy Miller, Chrie Isaak, Coral Moons, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Freedy Johnston, Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, Joshua Ray Walker, Kaitlin Butts, Lilly Hiatt, Lyle Lovett, Marina Rocks, Maura Stripes, Michael McArthur, Michelle Malone, Nashville, Peter Case, Rissi Palmer, Robert Plant, Sara Petite, Side Pony, Sierra Ferrell, South for the Winter, Steely Dan, Strung Like a Horse, Tami Neilson, Taylor Rae, Teddy & The Rough Riders, Tennessee, the Doobie Brothers, the HawtThornes, Will Hoge

AmericanaFest 2022 offers further example of its stunning success

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Indie Rock 

ALBUMS: The New Adventures of Bill and Billy in Drag City

March 6, 2022March 6, 2022 David Richman 0 Comments Bill Callahan, Billie Eilish, Blind Date, Bonnie Prince Billy, COVID-19, Dave Berman, Drag City, Silver Jews, Steely Dan, Will Oldham

Blind Date Party finds the two towers of Chicago’s preeminent indie rock imprint celebrating the diversity of their forever home

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Pop Remembrance 

Jay Black and the Money Note

October 26, 2021April 3, 2022 Mitchell Cohen 1 Comment Cara Mia, Donald Fagen, Jay and the Americans, Jay Black, Steely Dan, This Magic Moment, Walter Becker

Remembering one of the golden voices of American Pop, gone at 82

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Rock 

Nils Lofgren Goes Fishing

August 21, 2020August 21, 2020 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments and Eric Clapton, Andy Newmark, Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Cindy Mizelle, Crosby, David Bowie, Full Circle, Jackson Browne, John Lennon, Keb' Mo', Kevin McCormick, Lou Reed, Luther Vandross, Melissa Etheridge, Neil Young, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Nils Lofgren, Nils Lofgren Band, Sly Stone, Steely Dan, Stills and Nash, Tom Lofgren, Weathered, Whitney Houston

An exclusive chat with the guitar innovator for Crazy Horse and E Street about his killer new live album

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Post-Punk Rock 

Oozelles: Post-Apocalyptic Rockers from Los Angeles 

August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 j. poet 0 Comments CAN, Cramps, Dante White Aliano, David Orlando, Gang of Four, Gregory Marino, Jada Wagensomer, Los Lobos, Oozelles, Phillipp Minnig, Samuel Banuelos, Steely Dan, Sun Ra, The Birthday Party, The Clash, The Gun Club

A quirky, cryptic and compelling chat with lead Oozer Dante White Aliano

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jazz Rock 

Who Makes the Traffic Interesting: Steely Dan’s Two Against Nature Turns 20

April 20, 2020November 2, 2022 Dan Weiss 1 Comment 2000, Donald Fagen, Eminem, Grammys, Kid A, Radiohead, Steely Dan, The Marshall Mathers LP, Two Against Nature, Walter Becker

Why Walter Becker and Donald Fagen deserved to win that Grammy over Radiohead and Eminem

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Rock 

My Mind’s Amiss, I’ve Lost the Kiss: Lou Reed’s Ecstasy at 20

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 Dan Weiss 1 Comment 2000, Ecstasy, Laurie Anderson, Like A Possum, Lou Reed, Lulu, Metallica, New York, Steely Dan, The Velvet Underground

For any other artist, Lou’s final proper song cycle would’ve been a great last album

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jazz Pop Records Rock 

Walter Becker and The Whackness

October 2, 2019October 9, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 11 Tracks of Whack, 1994, 25th Anniversary, Donald Fagen, Giant Records, Steely Dan, Walter Becker

25 years ago, the late Steely Dan guitar great stepped out of the shadows with his solo debut

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