Scott McLennan
There 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.
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“I went back and listened to the records and watched videos of performances. I got into character for this,” Glenn Hughes confesses.
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The 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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You know a Cowboy Junkies tune the second that you hear it, but the songs don’t come off as formulaic or produced for mass consumption.
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This edition of Wheels of Soul works just fine as a display of post-Allman Brothers Band/post-Lynyrd Skynyrd/ post-Tom Petty musical sensibilities shaped in the South.
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The best festivals, like Disc Jam, build and deliver music-fueled experiences.
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“I’m happy with where I am in my career. I know what I want to do and can do it. I just enjoy it.”
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On the occasions that Bob Weir and Phil Lesh performed as a legitimate duo the concert attained some of its more transcendent peaks.
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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.
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Rock Homage: Farewell, Slayer — Metal to the Core
Slayer has been as good and dependable as any band ever has been in rock and roll.
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