Scott McLennan
Converge bassist Nate Newton joked that, if it were left to him, he would have called this event “The Night of Seven Savage Weirdos”. Though when everything finally came together, even more weirdos were added to the mix.
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Donna Jean Godchaux changed the Grateful Dead – adding a Southern accent and feminine energy to this rough-hewn psychedelic troupe – and the Grateful Dead changed Donna Jean Godchaux – elevating her from session singer footnote to jam-scene royalty.
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If any out-there band deserves the opportunity to be in-here, Club d’Elf is it.
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The cross generational Do the Reggae Tour suggested that reggae’s creative trek was far from over.
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Cowboy Junkies has simply been too busy to wallow in the past, which has meant a lot of great songs have been untouched in concert.
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Super-talented band with sharp material, big label backing, hot-shot producer, top-shelf recording studio—what could go wrong? Plenty.
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By Scott McLennan The Outlaw Music Festival’s overall pacing of performers from newest to most veteran offered an interesting overview of how country, folk, and rock have blended over the decades. Over the course of its 10-year existence, the Outlaw Music Festival has supplied one of the few satisfactory working definitions for the musical label…
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The long-anticipated pairing of Gov’t Mule and the Tedeschi Trucks Band turned out to be one of those rare moments when the live performance outshined even the promise on paper.
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This is a very welcome document, full of compelling performances and layers of rock ’n’ soul history that will hopefully prove foundational for yet another generation of players interested in reaching for the good stuff.
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Arts Remembrance: Jimmy Cliff (1944-2025)
Up until the end, it seems, Jimmy Cliff was still seeing clearly — and eager to share that vision with us.
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