Scott McLennan
For the moment, bassist/ singer/songwriter Karina Rykman is pleased to be “riding an insane wave of adrenaline.”
In this overstuffed show, Sturgill Simpson presented himself as someone who, after too long away from the stage, was back because he was in love with playing for the sake of playing.
“We want everyone to come and let out a primal scream,” said Amanda Palmer of the Dresden Dolls.
Thanks in large part to the late Phil Lesh’s influence, the performances of the Grateful Dead developed a signature blend of composition and improvisation.
Tedeschi Trucks Band demonstrated the difference between actively engaging in a musical tradition versus paying tribute to it.
In performance, singer Sierra Ferrell offered a more expansive vision of her spirited and spiritual approach to country music.
This unconventional memoir suggests that music can do more than just change ideas or beliefs — it can transform minds, overhaul brains.
Returning to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on Thursday night, the Rolling Stones, miraculously, sounded dangerous again.
This month, the veteran guitarist, singer, and songwriter released his first solo album, 99 Shots, and found himself leaning in a direction he had spent decades avoiding.

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