rawk Archive
20 May 2024
Teenage Underground: The Beginnings of The Red Rockers (Part 1 of 3)
New Orleans (by way of San Francisco) foursome The Red Rockers scored a hit in in 1983 with “China,” a single from the band’s second LP Good as Gold. Reflecting […]
18 May 2024
Album Review: Danielle Nicole – The Love You Bleed
Electric bassist and singer Danielle Nicole (Schnebelen) debuted with siblings Nick and Kris as Trampled Under Foot in 2000. After honing both her considerable chops and stage presence with that […]
17 May 2024
After Forty Years and Counting, for Tesla it’s Still ‘Time to Rock!’ (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two… Tesla’s most recent studio album was Shock, released some five years ago. Not counting the live album, since then you’ve released two singles, in 2021 and […]
16 May 2024
After Forty Years and Counting, for Tesla it’s Still ‘Time to Rock!’ (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One… They fixed more than a few things on that album… I remember saying, “Oh, man, you’re killing me!” So they said, “You have to re-play and […]
15 May 2024
After Forty Years and Counting, for Tesla it’s Still ‘Time to Rock!’ (Part 1 of 3)
Hard-rocking band Tesla came on the scene in the mid ‘80s, with their own brand of blues-based, straight-ahead rock. The Sacramento-based group was successful nearly right out of the gate, […]
14 May 2024
30 Days Out, May 2024 #2: George Trouble and the Zealots, DJ Lil Meow Meow, Rising Appalachia, Mdou Moctar
So much great music in Asheville. This time around, our look at music for the coming 30 days includes two locally-based acts, an award-winning DJ who’s also from Asheville, and […]
12 May 2024
Take Five: Grand Funk Lives! (And Covers Great Songs)
Grand Funk (also known as Grand Funk Railroad) were major hit makers of the 1970s. The Flint, Michigan band’s brand of straight-ahead rock won them a dedicated fan base. Critics […]
11 May 2024
Album Review: St. Johns Wood Affair – s/t
An offshoot of sixties collectors’ darlings Nirvana, this group features that band’s Keith Smart. He’s joined on some tracks by Pat Martin of Unicorn; the core group of players backs […]
09 May 2024
Peter Frampton Shines On (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… I was just listening to your 2014 album Hummingbird in a Box. The track “Norman Wisdom” hearkens back to Django Reinhardt and hot jazz, which I […]
08 May 2024
Peter Frampton Shines On (Part 1 of 2)
Peter Frampton was catapulted to fame when his blockbuster 1976 double album Frampton Comes Alive rocketed to the top of the charts. That album set in motion the live album […]