Scott McLennan
“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.”
Read MoreFilmmaker Salvo Cuccia packs a lot into this tightly framed 2014 documentary on Frank Zappa.
Read MoreEven though Wormwood’s sound is thick and lumbering, the band is actually pretty nimble.
Read MoreSaxon and UFO may not be ‘forever young,’ but their spirits have yet to grow old.
Read MoreWisely, guitarist John Mayer does not try to copy Jerry Garcia’s memorable licks, solos, tones, and styles.
Read MoreChuck Prophet’s rollicking sound now is a lot more thoughtful than of yore — without losing any of its rollick.
Read MoreSo 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.
Read MoreSinger Valerie June lays down an impressive vocal marker with her new album.
Read More“People need some lightness in their lives.”
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Arts Remembrance: In Memoriam — Tom Stoppard