The Overtures – ‘OnceInAWorld’ (2020)
After decades of honing their skills on the covers circuit, the Overtures have channeled their instincts into something bright and bountiful.
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Circles Around the Sun – ‘Circles Around the Sun’ (2020)
Circles Around the Sun first gestated when Neal Casal was assigned to come up with intermission music for the Grateful Dead’s Fare Thee Well dates.
Brownout – ‘Berlin Sessions’ (2020)
Proclaiming Brownout to be a funk powerhouse seems like hyperbole – until you listen to their new album, ‘Berlin Sessions.’
Being My Own Hero: Neil Peart & My Connection to Rush
With Neil Peart’s passing, Mike Tiano reflects on his connection to Rush through working for Canadian rock artists during the 1970s.
Peter Hum – ‘Ordinary Heroes’ (2020)
‘Ordinary Heroes’ is better than your ordinary mainstream jazz because Peter Hum composes, arranges and plays with the finesse and conviction he brings to his political activism.
Cheer-Accident – ‘Chicago XX’ (2020)
Just being eccentric doesn’t make one creative, but Cheer-Accident continues to find ways to be a lot of both twenty albums in. Here’s hoping for another twenty albums by this band.
Nigel Dick, Toto Video Director: Something Else! Interview
Nigel Dick joins us to discuss his lengthy history with Toto, including his favorite music video – and one that was overshadowed by tragedy.
Jon Dawson – ‘Misophonia’ (2020)
Jon Dawson of Third of Never and Electric Forgiveness fame has crafted a solo album that’s quite different from the rocking power pop he is known for.
In Praise of the Revolutionary Quietness of James Taylor’s ‘Sweet Baby James’
Issued 50 years ago this month, ‘Sweet Baby James’ showcased a calm defiance of trends, catapulting James Taylor to superstardom.
Al Stewart, Don Dixon, Carla Olson, Peter Case + Others – ‘For the Record: A Tribute to John Wicks’ (2020)
John Wicks would be touched by the care these talented artists put into keeping his music and spirit alive.
