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Rock Album Review: Walter Crockett’s “Children So Long” — Back in a Big Way

August 15, 2022
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Walter Crockett’s beautiful album is as multifaceted as life itself.

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Rock Album Review: “Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson” — A Summery Pleasure

August 11, 2022
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I applaud She & Him’s selection of Brian Wilson tunes while at the same time feeling that some are not well-suited to their loungey, languid pop stylings.

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Rock Preview: Gov’t Mule — Very Much on the Move

August 7, 2022
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“One of the positives to come out of this whole [pandemic lockdown] experience is that everyone found out what is important in their lives. Those of us who love music realized just how special it is.”

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Book Review: “The Stone Age: Sixty Years of the Rolling Stones” — A Tabloid Take

August 2, 2022
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The Stone Age is only about the gossip, to the point where even when something (potentially) true comes along, it still reads like trash.

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Album Review: The Tedeschi Trucks Band’s “I Am the Moon” — Part Three, “The Fall”

July 25, 2022
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“Episode III. The Fall” is the most thematically focused installment in the four-part I Am the Moon saga so far.

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Pop Album Review: Conan Gray’s “Superache” — “Sour” Grapes

July 8, 2022
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Our cup runneth over with tears — at this point, breakup albums may have overstayed their welcome.

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Rock Album Review: Joyce Manor’s “40 oz. to Fresno” — Songs for a Burning Planet

July 6, 2022
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The album isn’t a dull listen because it hammers home the high anxiety that many are feeling, particularly in California, land of the forever drought and endless forest fires.

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Concert Review: Puscifer in Boston — Out of This World

June 30, 2022
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Puscifer pulled off a great show of rock ’n’ roll farce, and that is saying something considering that the daily news feels ever more like scripted buffoonery.

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Music Festival Review: Northlands Music & Arts Festival — Chill Vibes

June 28, 2022
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Northlands lacks the infrastructure, diversity, and history of some of New England’s finest music fests, but its two-day debut provided a rustic oasis for jambands.

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Album Review: The Tedeschi Trucks Band’s “I Am the Moon” — Part Two, “Ascension”

June 27, 2022
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The high quality of the material presented thus far justifies Tedeschi Trucks Band’s decision to release these songs in small batches over the course of three months.

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