Brett Milano

Music Interview: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Turns 50

May 6, 2016
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Amazingly, the group’s 50th anniversary tour features three of the original members: lead singer/guitarist Jeff Hanna, string player John McEuen, and drummer Jimmie Fadden.

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.”

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.

Fuse Music Interview: Skylar Gudasz — A Gifted Songwriter and an Artist About to Happen

March 14, 2016
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Skylar Gudasz’s deep voice is well suited to the gorgeous melancholy that pervades her songs.

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).

Concert Review: Todd Rundgren Does Some Crowd-Pleasing

December 18, 2015
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Leave it to Todd Rundgren to poke fun at greatest-hits tours in the middle of a greatest-tour.

Music Review: Singer Darlene Love — At 74 She is Just Getting Started

December 14, 2015
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What came through strongest was Darlene Love’s pride in having a new album out and a comeback underway.

Rock Review: Rocket From the Tombs—Furiously Pointed and Pissed-off

December 9, 2015
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This was quintessential American punk that can stand proudly beside the MC5 and the Stooges.

Music Interview: Chris Difford of Squeeze—on Being “At-Odds”

December 8, 2015
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Friends since childhood, composer Tilbrook and lyricist Difford formed Squeeze in 1977; there have been two full-fledged breakups and reunions since then.

Concert Review: The Flamin’ Groovies—A Half-Century in the Trenches of Coolness

November 27, 2015
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The Flamin’ Groovies in a nutshell — doubling as a rock institution and the best party band in town.

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