Scott McLennan
This studio outing emphasizes superb ensemble playing; the result in a beguiling album in which just about every note shines.
Read More“I want our music to be genre-less. Actually I want it to be genre-more.”
Read More“Five hundred years from now, people will come to that album the way that people come to Wagner and Beethoven. This is a classical piece from our era.”
Read MoreThe Grateful Dead’s music is moving forward with the help of musicians who are OK with the occasional look back over their shoulders.
Read MoreKamasi Washington’s music connected viscerally with a Royale audience that was packed with young people — or at least way younger than those normally seen at a jazz concert.
Read MoreK.K. Downing does not trash Judas Priest or its legacy, but he gives, from his perspective, an honest and believable assessment of the group and his role in it.
Read MoreThere were moments during Van Morrison’s 22-song concert Tuesday when he was whipping the band into a frenzy — shouting out song selections before the final notes of the previous tune had fully rung out.
Read More“I went back and listened to the records and watched videos of performances. I got into character for this,” Glenn Hughes confesses.
Read MoreThe group’s songs range from the cynical to the sweet without losing their sincerity, and that may be Dawes’ most defining trait as it shifts its musical focal point.
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Favorite Music, Popular and Beyond, of 2018
Our critics offer their musical highlights of 2018.
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