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Music Review: Various Artists – ‘AG Drive Soundtrack’
A game soundtrack with a driving beat that makes for a good plain listen.
Read More »I Shall Be Released: Music News from Mariah Carey, Mika, Slayer, Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard, Martin Gore and More
Plus Adam Lambert, The Who, Smash Mouth, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Esperanza Spalding, The Kentucky Headhunters, Nashville Pu$$y and more.
Read More »Music Review: The Nighthawks – ‘Back Porch Party’ (Live & Acoustic)
This acoustic recording, which was done before a studio audience is refreshing, honest, and a whole lot of fun.
Read More »Grateful Dead 50th Anniversary Commemorated on Stage, on Screen, and on the Page
The Dead played their first documented concert at Magoo's Pizza Parlor on May 5, 1965.
Read More »Music Review: ‘The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings’ [40th Anniversary Edition]
I can’t speak for the vinyl set, but the two-CD album is a joy.
Read More »Music Review: Annie Ross Salutes Billie Holiday in ‘To Lady with Love’
There is a heartfelt emotional honesty in the drama of her vocal stylings that makes up for the vocal limitations of age.
Read More »Music Review: Ringo Starr – ‘Postcards from Paradise’
Affable and steady-rocking, Ringo Starr's latest is more of the same - for better or worse.
Read More »Concert Review: The American Classical Orchestra and Chorus with Soprano Hana Blažiková (NYC, 4/21/15)
Earthly Love and Celestial Love battle for the soul of Mary Magdalene in Caldara's rarely performed oratorio 'Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo.'
Read More »Concert Review: OK Go at the Aztec Theatre, San Antonio, TX, April 20, 2015
Talented musicians and performance artists in equal measure, the L.A.-based band rocked the house on Monday night.
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