*** STEELY DAN SUNDAY INDEX *** Editor’s note: Over the next three Sundays, this column will take a break from the Steely Dan-related song-a-week format and cede the floor to Will Galison. You May Also Like: Donald Fagen, “Ruby Baby” from ‘The Nightfly Live’ (2021): Steely Dan Sunday Donald Fagen,Read More

Fronted by the eccentric charms of Sky Saxon, the Seeds were one of the most popular bands cruising Southern California’s fertile music scene of the late ’60s. You May Also Like: Ben Folds Returned to Older Work on ‘Stems and Seeds,’ and Vastly Improved It Roscoe Mitchell Sextet – ‘Sound’Read More

There’s only so much cheesy awesomeness that you can pack into a single video and song, and Northern Kings get every bit of it crammed into this cover of Tina Turner’s theme for the third Mad Max movie. You May Also Like: Gloryhammer, “Fly Away” (2022): One Track Mind TheRead More

There is little doubt that the harp-playing found on Carol Robbins’ Moraga is amazing. At first blush, it may seem that the harp isn’t associated with jazz that often. You May Also Like: Julie Campiche Quartet – ‘Onkalo’ (2020) Charlie Carter – ‘Every Ounce of Love’ (2019) Ivo Perelman, GordonRead More

Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth, in the new episode of his online program “Roth TV,” pokes fun at his own 1980s-era sartorial choices — adding commentary to the over-the-top video for his No. 12 hit “Just a Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody.” You May Also Like: How Van Halen’s Jaw-DroppingRead More

Journey guitarist Neal Schon describes the beginnings of his new solo album The Calling as coming from a heartfelt place. You May Also Like: Dream Syndicate – How Did I Find Myself Here? (2017) Steve Smith: The Albums That Shaped My Career Heart – ‘Alive in Seattle’ (2003; 2017 reissue)

I have hope now that I might one day hear a good Queensryche album again. The latest solo outing from former frontman Geoff Tate makes it pretty clear who has been in control of the band’s creative direction recently. You May Also Like: Sweet Oblivion [Featuring Geoff Tate] – ‘SweetRead More

The bonds of family glide into place on LifeTimes, a splendid tribute to the music of Dave Brubeck presented by the Brubeck Brothers Quartet. You May Also Like: The Wood Brothers – ‘One Drop of Truth’ (2018) Chris Greene Quartet – ‘PlaySpace’ (2019) Anthony Braxton – ‘Quartet (Standards) 2020’ (2021)

Eric Clapton has certainly done a lot to make us forget his roots in the blues tradition, starting with his turn toward psychedelia in Cream — just a couple of years after a celebrated stint with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers You May Also Like: Eric Clapton, “Motherless Child” from ‘From theRead More

The competing tubas heard on the opening seconds of Jason Robinson’s new big project Tiresian Symmetry made me instinctively utter three words: Very Very Circus. You May Also Like: Henry Threadgill Zooid – ‘Poof’ (2021) Liberty Ellman – ‘Last Desert’ (2020) Jason Stein Quartet – Lucille! (2017)