Scott McLennan
Here we are more than a year into the tumultuous Trump era, and we have not seen a revival of angry punk or righteous folk.
“The acoustic duo shows are on the edge. It’s stripped pretty naked. It’s as if we were just playing in your living room.”
Filmmaker Salvo Cuccia packs a lot into this tightly framed 2014 documentary on Frank Zappa.
Even though Wormwood’s sound is thick and lumbering, the band is actually pretty nimble.
Saxon and UFO may not be ‘forever young,’ but their spirits have yet to grow old.
Wisely, guitarist John Mayer does not try to copy Jerry Garcia’s memorable licks, solos, tones, and styles.
Chuck Prophet’s rollicking sound now is a lot more thoughtful than of yore — without losing any of its rollick.
So much goes on over the course of Live From the Fox Oakland that the TTB upends the notion of a band “settling” into a sound.
Singer Valerie June lays down an impressive vocal marker with her new album.
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