rawk Archive
20 Feb 2023
Hundred-word Reviews, February 2023 Part 1
It’s been ages since I did one of these, and since my backlog has got out of hand, it’s time. As ever, each of these merits deeper discussion, investigation, discussion […]
18 Feb 2023
Short-format Roundup
Nearly all of my reviews focus on albums. Only when the material truly merits an exception do I cover EPs or singles. Here are quick looks at three new releases […]
15 Feb 2023
30 Days Out, February 2023 #2: Silversun Pickups, Bobby Weir, Music of Morton Feldman, Os Mutantes
We’re really, really back into the swing of things now, with major artists back on tour. The assortment of music that’s coming to town in the next 30 days is […]
13 Feb 2023
Album Review: Humble Pie — I Need a Star in My Life
Hard rocking Humble Pie enjoyed its well-deserved heyday in the very early 1970s; as fine as their studio albums could be it was on their live set Performance: Rockin’ the […]
05 Feb 2023
Album Review: Richard Öhrn – Sounds in English
Some of the best and most inventive pop has come out of Sweden. Tages, for example, were never well-known in the US, but they made some sterling music. Much more […]
04 Feb 2023
Album Review: Librarians with Hickeys – Handclaps & Tambourines
Their name might be on the unfortunate side, but Librarians with Hickeys know how to craft a winning tune. The trio engages in some straightforward truth-in-labeling on their latest release, […]
03 Feb 2023
Album Review: The Shoe Birds – Southern Fables
It’s unusual – and unexpected – to receive a CD with an accompanying press sheet describing that album as the artist’s final release. But that’s the case with Southern Fables, […]
01 Feb 2023
30 Days Out, February 2023 #1: Mike Dillon, G. Love, Ron Sexsmith, Dandy Warhols
Critical success doesn’t pay the bills; commercial success can.Each of the artists featured below – all of whom are visiting Asheville in the next 30 days – has earned the […]
31 Jan 2023
Album Review: Richard X Heyman – 67,000 Miles an Album
There are few artists as capable of such consistently wonderful songwriting mastery as Richard X. Heyman. A master of jangle, the NYC-based multi-instrumentalist has a seemingly inexhaustible well of creativity, […]
29 Jan 2023
Album Review: Bird Streets – Lagoon
John Brodeur is Bird Streets. Last time around – on 2018’s self-titled debut – he collaborated with Jason Falkner; the result was excellent. This time there’s no Falkner, and the […]