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John Prine’s music on The Tree of Forgiveness is alert and nimble – not at all a retreat to the folkie bar.
The best festivals, like Disc Jam, build and deliver music-fueled experiences.
Jesse Colin Young’s best material is worthy of favorable comparisons to Tom Rush, Gordon Lightfoot, and the unrelated Neil Young.
It’s not a bad time to be performing back-to-the-boogie heavy metal music anywhere in the world.
“You can be certain that when the show begins and you hear “Mack the Knife,” the choreography will suggest scenes of slashing and murdering.”
On the occasions that Bob Weir and Phil Lesh performed as a legitimate duo the concert attained some of its more transcendent peaks.
There’s not much about the blues that Paul Rishell, 68, and Annie Raines, 48, don’t know or can’t play.
This is a folk/rock trio whose sound and haunting harmonies harken back to Crosby, Stills & Nash, the Eagles and Simon & Garfunkel.
The Isleys remain bizarrely underrated by mainstream media outlets, but they’ve never been forgotten by music fans.
For Bob Childs, the idea of breaking up this joyous, talented musical ensemble is bittersweet.
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