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18 Oct 2012
Concert Review: Yep Roc 15, Night #3
Like the first two nights of Yep Roc 15, the third and final night was loosely organized around a theme. Consistent with the previous nights, the proceedings – again ably […]
17 Oct 2012
Nick Lowe Still Has That Old Magic
Note: I saw Nick Lowe twice in concert last week: once at Asheville’s Grey Eagle, doing a full (solo acoustic) set with Chuck Prophet opening; and again the next night […]
16 Oct 2012
Concert Review: Yep Roc 15, Night #2
In some ways, Night #2 of Yep Roc 15 might have been dubbed Night of the Loop. While several of the artists would fall into the singer/songwriter classification, there was […]
15 Oct 2012
Concert Review: Yep Roc 15, Night #1
Note: many more photos from this night are in my previous post. The first night of Yep Roc 15 was superby stage-managed: with the program slated to start at 8pm, […]
12 Oct 2012
Photoblogging: YepRoc15, Night #1
YepRoc 15’s opening night was fantastic. I’ll have plenty to say about it soon, but in the meantime, some photos from last night will tell a lot of the story. […]
11 Oct 2012
Album Review: The Fusion Syndicate
Progressive rock musicians are — by their very nature and out of necessity – an ambitious, adventurous lot. So it’s not an insurmountable conceptual leap to get a bunch of […]
10 Oct 2012
Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson: Looking to the Past, Living in the Present
Ian Anderson cuts a memorable figure in the history of rock’n’roll; when his name is mentioned, the image that comes immediately to the minds of rock fans is of Anderson […]
08 Oct 2012
Album Review: 45 Grave – Pick Your Poison
Way back in 1981, a bunch of L.A. scenesters put together a compilation album called Hell Comes to Your House. The now-rare (I have a copy!) punk/proto-goth/death-rock LP featured tracks […]
05 Oct 2012
Album Review: Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here (Experience Edition)
When I reviewed Pink Floyd‘s The Dark Side of the Moon: Experience Edition, I began by explaining that I wouldn’t bother reviewing the original album, the first disc of the […]