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30 Mar 2026
Hundred-word Reviews for March 2026: New Releases #2
For this edition of my closet-clearing capsule reviews, I present quick takes on five recently released titles. There’s blues, powerpop, progressive rock and whatever it is that L. Shankar does […]
27 Mar 2026
Five Mid ‘70s Solo Turns from the Members of Yes
In 1975, progressive rock heroes Yes were on top of the world. Buoyed by the critical and commercial runaway success of a succession of albums – 1971’s Fragile, 1972’s Close […]
26 Mar 2026
Five Classic Cuts from the Church
Outside of the Church’s native Australia, the band’s albums have charted only once since 1992 (2003’s Forget Yourself reached No. 42 on the U.S. Indie Albums chart). But the prolific […]
25 Mar 2026
Take Five: Important Kraftwerk Tracks
When Kraftwerk began, it was an outgrowth of a project called Organisation, a highly experimental German group that released only one album, the avant-garde Tone-Float. After the demise of that […]
24 Mar 2026
Men Without Hats: You Can (Still) Dance If You Want To
The 1980s were a landmark era in popular music. The rise of MTV brought a greater emphasis on fashion and visuals. Many artists – guided by their labels and/or management […]
23 Mar 2026
Music Blurbs, Vol. 20
The Motet Founded in Boulder, Colorado in 1998, the Motet specializes in funk, soul, Afrobeat and jazz rock, combining those ingredients with a jam band aesthetic. Drummer Dave Watts put […]
20 Mar 2026
Album Review: Kyle Rowland – Not Holding Back!
An International Blues Challenge semifinalist in 2024 and 2025, Sacramento-based harmonica player Kyle Rowland is a busy musician. His live unit Rowland & Tumblin’ covers the waterfront style-wise, working funk, […]
19 Mar 2026
Album Review: Mississippi Heat – Don’t Look Back
Israel-born with Belgian roots, Pierre Lacoque doesn’t – at least on paper – present as the most likely of authentic blues artists. But beginning with 1992’s Straight from the Heart, […]
18 Mar 2026
Album Review: Robbin Kapsalis – The Blues is in the House
Blues singer Robbin Kapsalis is from Chicago’s South Side, with a career that has taken her from Atlanta to D.C. and beyond. But to record The Blues is in the […]
17 Mar 2026
A Talking Heads Top Ten
With their sophisticated brand of new wave-meets-funk and art rock, Talking Heads were a bright spot on an already rich and vibrant music scene of the late ‘70s and beyond. […]