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Preview: Amazing Grace

An award-winning documentary capturing one of music’s greatest singers at the peak of her powers is the selection for the next installment in the Music Movie Mondays series at Grail […]

30 Days Out, Aug. 2024 #1: Jason Isbell, PAKT, Linda Lindas, Jlloyd MashUp

Yes, there’s a homegrown music festival this month that pretty much makes space for every local band. But you already know about that, so instead I present previews of four […]

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio: Right Place, Right Time

DLO3 Makes Timeless Soul Jazz for Today When it comes to jazz organ trios, a certain style and era often comes to mind. Great outfits led by Jimmy Smith, Brother […]

Album Review: Rome 56 – Paradise is Free

Heartland twang, creamy vocal harmonies, shimmering powerpop jangle and Byrdsy/Petty-ish Southern lilt: all of those winning qualities make themselves known with the first minute of “The Man Behind the Man […]

Creed’s ‘Goosebump Moment’ of Writing ‘One Last Breath’

This feature appeared previously in SPIN. Launched in Tallahassee, Florida in 1994, Creed broke through in a big way with 1997’s My Own Prison, a debut album that would eventual […]

Preview: Music to Your Ears with Guest Amanda Anne Platt

Amanda Anne Platt, singer and songwriter from Asheville-based, internationally touring band, The Honeycutters, joins Music to Your Ears host Bill Kopp for a discussion about Warren Zevon’s album Excitable Boy. […]

Five Notable Stevie Ray Vaughan Guest Spots

Blues guitar hero Stevie Ray Vaughan made his major-label debut with Texas Flood, released in 1983. Though as a solo artist he would only release five studio albums before his […]

Five Must-hear Tracks from Edgar Winter

Younger brother of blues-rock guitar hero Johnny, Edgar Winter has long made music that spans across genres. In his hit singles and deep album tracks, one can find soul, rhythm […]

45 r.p.m. Singles: ‘Key’ to the Future of Vinyl Releases? (Part 2 of 2)

Continued from Part One… Pablo Solo – “Slow Dancing” and “It’s You, Lady” b/w “Years” and “Fruit Purée” An indie artist based in Barcelona, Spain, multi-instrumentalist Pablo Solo released his […]

45 r.p.m. Singles: ‘Key’ to the Future of Vinyl Releases? (Part 1 of 2)

Think Like a Key launches series of picture-sleeve singles There was a time when singles – seven-inch, 45 r.p.m. discs with one song on each side – were the coin […]