On his artful new concept album 'Queen of the West,' Irish-born Bob Bradshaw applies his emerald imagination to the tropes of American roots-rock to make them blossom anew.
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'Ascend' by ILLENIUM is an incredibly enjoyable example of how one artist can cross genres without changing a single thing about who they are.
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An absolute joy for Live fans to add to their collections.
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Fifty years after rock’s most famous festival, a giant box set delivers just about everything but the mud, rain, and traffic jams.
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Antonio Vivaldi wasn't the only composer to find inspiration in the changing seasons. Astor Piazzolla's 'Four Seasons of Buenos Aires' was a revelation at the Mostly Mozart Festival.
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"No Line on the Horizon" by U2 gets a vinyl reissue worthy of the music inside.
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Reissued versions of Steve Goodman’s final albums include a generous helping of bonus material. Plus, releases from Chuck Hawthorne, Rob Laufer, and Karen Jonas.
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'That's Not Tango' and the Neave Trio at Lincoln Center declare July the season for the music of the great Argentine tango nuevo composer Astor Piazzolla.
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The Rolling Stones deliver a 1998 concert on CD and Blu-ray. Plus, expanded versions of early albums from the Grateful Dead and Procol Harum.
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