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20 Dec 2024
The Avett Brothers and ‘Swept Away’ – Banjos on Broadway or, Quite a Concept to Digest (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… In Logan’s hands, Swept Away is a morality tale with religious (or quasi-religious) themes of salvation at its core. “We were [pleasantly] surprised at how on-the-mark […]
19 Dec 2024
The Avett Brothers and ‘Swept Away’ – Banjos on Broadway or, Quite a Concept to Digest (Part 1 of 2)
A lightly edited version of this feature – with a different title – appeared previously in SPIN. In the 1880s, a yacht sank off South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope. […]
18 Dec 2024
The Pineapple Thief: Remaining Open to Change
Progressive quartet The Pineapple Thief has been busy. The group from Southwest England released It Leads to This, its 15th studio album in February. Led by guitarist and songwriter Bruce […]
17 Dec 2024
Mark Webber is With Pulp, Are you?
This feature appeared previously in SPIN. Mark Webber’s musical and life journey has taken some unusual turns. Growing up in the north of England, he became an ardent fan of […]
16 Dec 2024
Concert Review: David Gilmour – Madison Square Garden, November 8
As David Gilmour pointed out to me in our interview — and as he no doubt did in every other interview he held to promote Luck and Strange – it […]
15 Dec 2024
30 Days Out, December 2024 #2: Asheville Symphony w/Direct From Sweden, Free Flow, Nora Brown, Dirty Logic
Pop, funk, Americana and whatever it is that Steely Dan does: those are the highlights of live music in the coming 30 days here in Asheville. Artist: Asheville Symphony with […]
14 Dec 2024
Album Review: Lightnin’ Hopkins – Live from the Ash Grove… Plus!
One of the missions of boutique label Liberation Hall is to rescue from obscurity critically-acclaimed and/or otherwise important recordings. That means that the label is always on the hunt for […]
13 Dec 2024
Album Review: Trees Speak – Timefold
As I’ve observed before, Tucson, Arizona isn’t the first place one would look for krautrock. But in 2024, it may well be the best place. As Trees Speak, Daniel Martin […]
12 Dec 2024
Album Review: Charlie Parker – The Long Lost Bird Live Afro-Cubop Recordings!
For anyone who appreciates Charlie Parker, most any recordings will be worthwhile. This 2LP set from RockBeat Records is no different. So rather than extol its obvious virtues (i.e. it’s […]
11 Dec 2024
Album Review: Mose Allison – Live 1978
Mose Allison is better known among may listeners as the composer of songs made famous by others. The Who memorably covered his “Young Man Blues” on their landmark live album […]