Scott McLennan

Music Review: Saxon and UFO — Still Howling After All These Years

October 2, 2017
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Saxon and UFO may not be ‘forever young,’ but their spirits have yet to grow old.

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Music Preview: The Wood Brothers — Broad Support for Their Eclectic Sound

September 10, 2017
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The Wood Brothers are giving Massachusetts audiences plenty of opportunities to catch them live.

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Rock Review: Dead & Co. — Still Kicking

June 20, 2017
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Wisely, guitarist John Mayer does not try to copy Jerry Garcia’s memorable licks, solos, tones, and styles.

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Music Preview: Chuck Prophet Does ‘California Noir’

June 12, 2017
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Chuck Prophet’s rollicking sound now is a lot more thoughtful than of yore — without losing any of its rollick.

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CD Review: The Tedeschi Trucks Band — “Live From the Fox Oakland”

March 20, 2017
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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.

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Music Preview/CD Review: Valerie June — Learning to Master the “Order of Time”

February 5, 2017
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Singer Valerie June lays down an impressive vocal marker with her new album.

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Music Preview: The Mavericks Are Coming to Town

November 27, 2016
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“People need some lightness in their lives.”

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Rock Review: Black Sabbath, Adieu

August 26, 2016
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Black Sabbath wasn’t reaching out to the rebels or the hippies; instead, the band catered to the outsiders and the misfits.

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Fuse CD Review: The Black Crowes Take Flight — Separately

August 16, 2016
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There’s one thing both Robinson brothers lack outside of The Black Crowes: creative tension.

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CD Review: Eric Krasno Steps Out as a Leader in “Blood From a Stone”

July 8, 2016
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On his debut solo record, Eric Krasno moves to the forefront in a way that we haven’t seen during his 20 years of being one of the dudes in the band .

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