rawk Archive
01 Aug 2025
30 Days Out, August 2025 #1: Hennies + Krause, Barrington Levy, The Remantlists, Pet Sounds Live
Wow. Unclassifiable modern music, dancehall reggae, a live concept album and a tribute to one of the greatest records ever made. Those are among the highlights in Asheville’s live music […]
31 Jul 2025
Album Review: Willie Nile – The Great Yellow Light
This just in: Willie Nile has released another very good album. The thing is, the NYC artist has been doing that with regularity for a very long time, rarely receiving […]
30 Jul 2025
Album Review: Various Artists — Legends of Surf Guitar
As rock subgenres go, surf instrumental is among the most timeless. Eschewing vocals means that there are not past-their-sell-by-date turns of phrase, and few instruments are more durable in their […]
29 Jul 2025
Album Review: The Final Solution – Just Like Gold: Live at The Matrix
Values and mores change over time. What was once fair game is now considered transgressive; detractors will call this reality “political correctness.” I see it as evolving compassion and empathy. […]
28 Jul 2025
Album Review: Sly and the Family Stone – The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967
The history of music is filled with brilliant yet deeply troubled artists. Syd Barrett. Brian Wilson. Roky Erickson. Skip Spence. Arthur Lee. Emitt Rhodes. Bill Evans. I’m sure readers can […]
25 Jul 2025
The Cranberries’ ‘No Need to Argue’ Endures (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… Street says that no importance was placed on begin able to replicate the album’s string parts in an eventual live setting. “That was great for the […]
24 Jul 2025
The Cranberries’ ‘No Need to Argue’ Endures (Part 1 of 2)
This featured appeared previously in SPIN Magazine. Thirty years after its release, the second album from Irish alternative rockers The Cranberries has lost none of its power. Fronted by the […]
21 Jul 2025
Album Review: Sendelica – The Complete Mankind
Here’s something different. A band most have never heard of, based in Wales, with shifting personnel built around two or three main players, and with an extensive catalog. They release […]
18 Jul 2025
Album Review: Robin Trower – For Earth Below 50th Anniversary Edition
Listeners who thrilled to Procol Harum’s “A Whiter Shade of Pale” may have fallen in love with the tune and its J.S. Bach-inspired melody. But that song represented the creatively […]
16 Jul 2025
Five Johny Barbata Drumming Credits You Should Know
Johny Barbata would have celebrated his 80th birthday on April 1. The famed drummer retired from recording in 1987, but continued working as a musician. He passed away in May […]