A three-CD anthology showcases the Honeycombs, a British Invasion group. Plus, Wild Rabbit Salad, the Lil Smokies, and previously unheard work from the Righteous Brothers’ Bobby Hatfield.
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Music Reviews: Pink Floyd – ‘The Later Years,’ Plus Seamus Egan, Big Mike & the R&B Kings
A massive box set explores Pink Floyd’s post-1985 work. Plus, CDs from Seamus Egan and Big Mike.
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Conor McPherson's musical is a sensitively crafted production about the Great Depression, featuring great tracks from Bob Dylan's rich discography.
Read More »Music Reviews: Leonard Cohen, ‘Thanks for the Dance’ and Bruce Springsteen, ‘1990s Broadcast Collection’
Three years after Leonard Cohen’s death, a new album from him appears. Plus, live Springsteen material from the '90s.
Read More »Concert Review: Intersect Music Festival 2019
I enjoyed myself and would definitely return.
Read More »Music Reviews: The Band: ‘The Band (Anniv. Ed.)’ Plus Simon & Garfunkel, Paul Kelly
The inevitable 50th anniversary edition of the Band’s classic second album offers reasons to upgrade. Plus, vintage live material from Simon & Garfunkel and an anthology from Australia’s Paul Kelly.
Read More »Music Review: Rozina Pátkai – ‘Taladim’
The Hungarian bossa nova specialist's new album includes jazz, electronic, folk, and world music settings of poems by Verlaine, Garcia Lorca, T.S. Eliot and more.
Read More »Music Review: Faun – ‘Maerchen & Mythen’ (Fairytales & Myths)
In 'Märchen and Mythen' Faun have taken us back to those dark and mysterious time of fairytales and myths with a musical odyssey into a wonderful world.
Read More »Music/Film Reviews: Tim Buckley – ‘Live at the Electric Theatre Co.’ Plus Chuck Berry, Elliott Murphy, Gene Clark
An exceptional Tim Buckley concert surfaces and a Chuck Berry film comes to Blu-ray. Plus material from Elliott Murphy’s archives and a Gene Clark cult favorite.
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With his invented instruments and appetite for recasting 20th-century American cultural touchstones, Harry Partch created works that still surprise us, as the new album from the ensemble Partch reminds us.
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