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The Ageless Mystery and Otherworldly Charge of Jeff Buckley

The Ageless Mystery and Otherworldly Charge of Jeff Buckley

Somehow already gone more than 25 years, Jeff Buckley seemed to have been born with one foot already rooted in the beyond.

The Wood Brothers - 'Heart Is the Hero' (2023)

The Wood Brothers – ‘Heart Is the Hero’ (2023)

Coming out of trying times, something new from the Wood Brothers might just be what we need. ‘Heart Is The Hero’ is an extra-rootsy effort that satisfies the soul.

Steve Lukather, "When I See You Again" from 'Bridges' (2023): One Track Mind

Steve Lukather, “When I See You Again” from ‘Bridges’ (2023): One Track Mind

Steve Lukather returns with a Toto-sounding single, just two years after ending his longest-ever dry spell as a solo artist.

Why I Actually Didn't Like Some of Those Huge '70s Records

Why I Actually Didn’t Like Some of Those Huge ’70s Records

Cheap Trick recorded ‘At Budokan’ 45 years ago this month, creating another in a string of LPs that were simply everywhere back then.

Nick Finzer - 'Dreams, Visions, Illusions' (2023)

Nick Finzer – ‘Dreams, Visions, Illusions’ (2023)

Trombonist, band leader and composer Nick Finzer returns with 10 challenging original compositions on the three-part ‘Dreams, Visions, Illusions.’

How 'The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees' Blew Away Their Pre-Fab Image

How ‘The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees’ Blew Away Their Pre-Fab Image

The genre-blending Monkees did a great job of flaunting their mercurial talents 55 years ago this month on ‘The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees.’

The Two Poets Who Created a Foundation for Rock

The Two Poets Who Created a Foundation for Rock

Arthur Rimbaud and William S. Burroughs shaped the evolution of rock, and then each rebellious leap and plunge into more experimental music.

The Sunny Four [David Torn, Aurora Nealand, Ches Smith + Tim Berne] - 'MYSTIC' (2023)

The Sunny Four [David Torn, Aurora Nealand, Ches Smith + Tim Berne] – ‘MYSTIC’ (2023)

The the music of ‘MYSTIC’ by the expanded Sun of Goldfinger ensemble The Sunny Four lives entirely in the moment while justifying multiple moments re-hearing it.

Matt Mitchell, "equanimity" and "concentricals" (2023): Something Else! streaming premieres

Matt Mitchell, “equanimity” and “concentricals” (2023): Something Else! streaming premieres

Here are a pair of streaming premieres of songs from Matt Mitchell’s upcoming piano/drums double-disc album ‘Oblong Aplomb.’

Steve Howe's Tomorrow - 'Permanent Dream' (2023)

Steve Howe’s Tomorrow – ‘Permanent Dream’ (2023)

A re-imagined and expanded update of Tomorrow’s classic debut from stalwart Yes guitarist Steve Howe toughens their psych-rock groove.