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15 Feb 2024
30 Days Out, Feb. 2024 #2: Get Right Band, Firecracker Jazz Band, Haken, Mark and Maggie O’Connor
Two acts based in Asheville, two intentionally-touring acts. A wide variety of genres. The so-called “quiet season” continues in and around Western NC. Artist: Get Right Band Venue: Grey Eagle […]
14 Feb 2024
Take Five: Songs on the Road to ELO
Electric Light Orchestra’s third studio album, On the Third Day was released in the U.S. just over a half century ago: on December 14, 1973. Featuring two minor U.S. hit […]
13 Feb 2024
Take Five: Lead Guitarists from John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers
Celebrating his 90th birthday this past November 29, John Mayall is the grand old man of British Blues. While Cyril Davies, Alexis Korner and select others deserve credit for launching […]
12 Feb 2024
Album Review: The Happy Dragon Band
Deep in the cracks between the above-ground music business, creative artists who couldn’t (or perhaps simply didn’t want to) land a label deal created some fascinating work. To be sure, […]
11 Feb 2024
Take Five: Classic Covers by The Ramones
The Ramones burst onto the music scene like a breath of (if not fresh than) New York City air. The foursome played a high-speed, stripped down punk version of rock […]
10 Feb 2024
Take Five: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
It was 30 years ago last November that Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released their Greatest Hits album. Drawing both from band releases and Petty’s solo albums, the collection was […]
09 Feb 2024
Take Five: Ozzy in the Eighties
After nearly a decade fronting metal pioneers Black Sabbath, singer Ozzy Osbourne was dismissed from the band he co-founded. But after a period in which he (more or less) got […]
08 Feb 2024
Capsule Reviews for February 2024: New Releases in Jazz, Soul and Blues
Jazz, soul and blues this time around. All well worth a spin, they are. Christone “Kingfish” Ingram – Live in London Having only just celebrated his 24th birthday days ago, […]
07 Feb 2024
Capsule Reviews for February 2024: Reissues
Today I’ll tell you about five albums from the distant past, newly reissued and deserving of your attention. Steve Cropper – With a Little Help from My Friends Guitarist Steve […]
06 Feb 2024
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like… Trans Siberian Orchestra
Every year when the holidays roll around, pop culture watchers can count on a few things: decorations appear seemingly overnight, Santa Claus sets up shop at at the local mall, […]