Rock

Music Review: Singer/Songwriter John Hiatt — Making a Cranky Sort of Peace

May 7, 2016
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John Hiatt’s voice has taken on some Tom Waits-like cragginess in recent years.

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Music Review: New Orleans, Tradition, and Mingling the Trashy and the Transcendent

May 5, 2016
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But dissonance is at the edge of everything you hear at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival — a sound that contains multitudes.

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CD Review: Weezer’s ‘Beach Album’ — A Pleasing Breeze of Power Pop

April 18, 2016
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This album is not a slavish imitation of an old sound but a fresh take on the kind of timeless, tuneful fun that pop music used to be all about.

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Fuse Music Review: Iggy Pop Live at the Orpheum — Senescence Be Damned

April 13, 2016
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Senescence be damned: whether this was his last tour or not, Iggy proved he’s still got what it takes to play great rock and roll.

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Music Interview: Gary DeCarlo Lets Off Steam — Nah Nah Don’t Kiss Him Goodbye

April 7, 2016
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“Nah Nah Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” lead singer Gary DeCarlo finally lands the spotlight.

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Arts Interview: Editor Erin Amar on 5 Years of “Rocker” — A Zine for “Rockers of a Certain Age”

April 1, 2016
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“Maturity, if you’re doing it right, means caring less and less what other people think – you just are who you are.”

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Concert Review: Singer-Songwriter Lucinda Williams — On a Creative Jag

March 23, 2016
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Lucinda Williams is one of the few songwriters who seem to realize the messiness of later life is just as loaded with song angles as the restlessness of youth.

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Music Interview: Singer Lisa Fischer — On Moving Forward 20 Feet

March 21, 2016
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Who was this stunning talent with the roof-raising voice and why in the world isn’t she a star, fans would wonder?

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Music Feature: Guitarist Steve Kimock — More Musical Tricks up his Sleeve

March 14, 2016
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Some records are snapshots, but Last Danger of Frost is more like a long gaze into a mirror.

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Music Review: Jason Isbell, Laid-Back — More Country Than Country-Rock

February 29, 2016
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Jason Isbell has got sober, and his songs ring with the urgency of the newly recovered (and newly remarried, to his violinist Amanda Shires).

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