rawk Archive
11 Oct 2016
Album Mini-review: KT Tunstall — KIN
File next to: Regina Spektor, Fiona Apple Scottish-born Tunstall is that rarest of artists: she enjoys critical praise while scoring on the commercial side of the equation. Her songs are […]
10 Oct 2016
Album Mini-review: Todd Rundgren — An Evening with Todd Rundgren
File next to: Brian Wilson, Paul McCartney, Joe Jackson Rundgren has always been the most restless, resourceful and unpredictable of artists. It was two decades ago that he warned his […]
10 Oct 2016
Album Mini-review: Cool Ghouls — Animal Races
File next to: Moby Grape, The Byrds, Mystery Lights The name should be your first clue: San Francisco’s Cool Ghouls are unabashed acolytes for rock’s bygone garage-psychedelia era. What sets […]
06 Oct 2016
Warren Haynes’ North Carolina Roots, Part 2
Continued from Part One… The Christmas Jam The annual event billed as “Warren Haynes Presents: The Christmas Jam” supports the work of the nonprofit Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity; funds […]
05 Oct 2016
Warren Haynes’ North Carolina Roots, Part 1
Note: A shorter, edited version of this feature appeared as the cover story in the July 2016 issue of WNC Magazine. It’s minutes before 1 a.m. on Sunday, December 12, […]
04 Oct 2016
Into the Wayback Machine with the Allah-Las
The Allah-Las‘ sound has clear antecedents in the garage and psychedelic rock scenes of the mid 1960s. But the band is careful not to make too much of that connection. […]
03 Oct 2016
KT Tunstall Knows the Score
Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall burst onto the international scene in 2004 when she scored a last-minute performance slot on the influential UK television program Later … with Jools Holland. Her […]
30 Sep 2016
Gringo Star: Giving Pop-rock a Good Name
Coming out of the diverse Atlanta music scene, Gringo Star makes hooky pop-rock that – while informed by sounds of the 1960s – doesn’t rely on aping vintage sounds. Their […]
28 Sep 2016
Nada Surf: Surf’s Up in Europe
New York City-based Nada Surf has been making albums and touring since 1992. And while their albums fare well among critics, they haven’t managed to break into the top tier […]
27 Sep 2016
Album Mini-review: The Archies — Sugar, Sugar: The Complete Albums Collection
File next to: Bay City Rollers, 1910 Fruitgum Company, The Jackson 5 After his experience with The Monkees, pop impresario Don Kirshner made the calculated decision that his next project […]