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Rock
Festival Review: Solid Sound 2022 — Fun For All
Solid Sound is like a family picnic for stylistically open-minded musicians and fans alike within the brick-mill infrastructure of MASS MoCA.
Album Review: Drummer Bill Bruford’s “Making a Song and Dance” — Adventures Galore
Legendary percussionist Bill Bruford’s recorded output reveals him to be a restless innovator who went from one band to another so he could learn more about his instrument and about himself as a musician.
Rock Album Review: The Tedeschi Trucks Band’s “I Am The Moon” — Nothing If Not Ambitious
Crescent gives us the first five songs of the I Am The Moon suite and runs about 35 minutes. Let me rephrase that: it runs about 35 perfect minutes of music.
Pop Album Review: Florence + The Machine’s “Dance Fever” – Inside the Artist’s Mind
Dance Fever is one of the few pandemic-themed artworks that doesn’t feel contrived — it is specific about the value of music to the individual and by extension to the community.
Concert Review: Joe Jackson at the Shubert Theatre — A Restlessly Creative Artist at the Peak of His Powers
Trampling on the expectations of his fans, of course, is a big part of what makes Joe Jackson the singular talent he is — and most of his admirers wouldn’t have it any other way.
Rock Album Review: Cave In’s “Heavy Pendulum” — Covering the Battlefield from Both Sides
Cave In’s new album is more than a return to form — it is a surging breakthrough.
Album Review: Omar Apollo’s “Ivory” — Making Good on His Promise
Ivory is at its best when Omar Apollo fully commits to taking adventures into different sonic spaces.
Album Review: Maine’s Kioea — Reviving the Sound of Surf Guitar
With summer coming, this progressive surf combo’s new recording promises to make an ideal soundtrack for the season.
Rock Album Review: The Gravel Project — An Impressive Musical Reach
The Gravel Project respects its roots, but its new album demonstrates how a band can honor its influences without being smothered by them.