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New Music Critique: Beefheart Jr.
Beefheart Jr. (Robert Williams) has an ambitious vision bolstered by classic-rock reflexes, skilled sidemen and an inspired complexity that you’d expect from a Don Van ... -
Album Review: Smallpools - Lovetap! (9/10)
Indie pop band Smallpools debut with flying colors, delivering infectious, upbeat tunes that instill the desire to dance—perhaps with a bonfire on the beach or ... -
Album Review: Funeral for a Friend - "Chapter and Verse"
The seventh studio release for Funeral for a Friend finds the band at their rawest, with crashing metal guitars, heavy rock drums and gnashing, angry ... -
Album Review: Funeral for a Friend - "Chapter and Verse" (4/10)
The seventh studio release for Funeral for a Friend finds the band at their rawest, with crashing metal guitars, heavy rock drums and gnashing, angry ... -
Album Review: Anna Wilson - Jazzbird/Songbird (Score: 8/10)
A few years after her lively duets concept album Countrypolitan, jazz vocalist and renowned country/jazz songwriter Anna Wilson takes the graceful, intimate route on Jazzbird/Songbird, ... -
Live Review: Bearwulf at the Prospector
The Players: Rob Graveley, vocals, bass; Danny Cadiz, lead guitar; Kevin Kablau, drums. Material: Straight-up, good-feeling, high energy rock & roll is the best way ... -
Live Review: Freddy & Francine at Mid City Music Lounge
Material: Freddy & Francine are a folk/pop duo with sincere, relatable lyrics driven home by the duo’s down-to-earth personalities. This act has a solid range ... -
Live Review: Freddy & Francine at Mid City Music Lounge
Material: Freddy & Francine are a folk/pop duo with sincere, relatable lyrics driven home by the duo’s down-to-earth personalities. This act has a solid range ... -
Album Review: Aaron Watson - The Underdog (Score: 8/10)
It is hard to believe that this is album number 12 for Texas-born country singer/songwriter Aaron Watson. But the road to stardom is a long ... -
Album Review: Mark Ronson - Uptown Special (Score: 9/10)
Producer Ronson showcases ferocious juxtapositions, from the antiseptic Steely Dan vibe of “Summer Breaking,” through the nasty funk of “Feel Alright” featuring Mystikal, to the ...
