24 January 2012, 4:29 am
COMPELLING documentaries about musical artists living, dead and questionable - U2, the Doors, Phil Ochs and Elvis Presley - have our eyes and ears this week. Also on deck: Tim McGraw's happiest heart tuggers, Seal's soul-stirred kiss-offs, Dion's trip to bluesville and a strong solo set ... Read More »
22 January 2012, 10:19 pm
Pop Ani DiFranco's mature period has its moments (especially 2003's Evolve and 2005's Knuckle Down), but the work has lacked the teeth and fire of her '90s albums - until now. On her 17th album, articulate outrage makes a welcome comeback:... Read More »
16 January 2012, 4:32 pm
It's a short trip from a shared bag of chips on a storm-blown pier to a little ray of hope for a new year of possibilities, writes MICHAEL HARDING... Read More »
6 January 2012, 7:01 am
The reunited rockers perform at New York's Cafe Wha? prior to launching a tour on Feb. 16... Read More »
4 January 2012, 11:02 pm
SCHENECTADY — Buffy Sainte-Marie will play the folky Eighth Step in the GE Theatre at Proctors Friday night.... Read More »
30 December 2011, 6:37 am
OVERMOUNTAIN MEN Any David Childers beats no David Childers, so it’s always a treat to see one of the South’s most underappreciated songwriters and performers playing live. Overmountain Men is the post-Don Juans’ vehicle Childers and the Avett Brothers’ Bob Crawford put together as a casual ... Read More »
30 December 2011, 6:36 am
CEDRIC BURNSIDE PROJECT Long-established guitarist, drummer and vocalist Cedric Burnside, who learned the craft of blues playing alongside his grandfather R.L. Burnside, leads his latest combo that fires up the amps with a mix of slow-burning acoustic to rousing hill-country blues. A bit of blues-ra... Read More »
30 December 2011, 6:36 am
NAMESAKE The pop-rock combo is mining alleys much-trodden by numerous bands, but the boys have that extra songwriting panache, fused with soaring guitars and hi-fidelity rhythm section, to be in the game for the long haul. Their hard alterna-rock is showcased in the recently recorded debut full-leng... Read More »
30 December 2011, 6:36 am
SIDE BY SIDE — Listen to Side By Side’s self-title EP, and you might think they’re a polished, pop-rock band that belongs more on radio than on a stage. Catch them live and you’d never know it was the same group.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]... Read More »
29 December 2011, 9:22 pm
Not everybody wants to drop $250 for a champagne toast at a swanky party. For those on the hunt for cheap, casual,...... Read More »
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