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‘It’s bittersweet’: Induction didn’t come soon enough for Clarence Clemons, Danny Federici

E Street Band member Nils Lofgren admits that their induction last week into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was a bittersweet experience — because it came too late for fellow long-time Bruce Springsteen collaborators Clarence Clemons and Danny Federici. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild,Read More

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Nick Millevoi – Numbers On The Side (2014)

Philadelphia guitarist Nick Millevoi has chops to spare, evident when he’s playing in bands like Many Arms, Deveykus, Form and Mess or Haitian Rail. You May Also Like: Nick Millevoi – ‘Streets of Philadelphia’ (2020) Nick Millevoi – ‘Digital Reaction’ (2023)

Chris Greene Quartet - Music Appreciation (2014)

Chris Greene Quartet – Music Appreciation (2014)

Chris Greene, and all of ‘Music Appreciation,’ builds in intensity and power but never forsakes subtlety.

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Medeski, Martin and Wood + Nels Cline – Woodstock Sessions, Vol. 2 (2014)

Remember back in the late 90’s, when the then-little-known acid jazz trio Medeski, Martin & Wood got together with John Scofield and caused a funk-jazz commotion? You May Also Like: Medeski Martin & Wood with Alarm Will Sound – ‘Omnisphere’ (2018)

Into the Great Wide Open: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, "Mystery Man" (1976)

Into the Great Wide Open: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “Mystery Man” (1976)

Tom Petty sets the record straight with Paul Zollo in Conversations With Tom Petty, concerning a very particular label that is often cast upon the Heartbreakers: “We’re always referred to as a Southern band,” he says. You May Also Like: Mudcrutch’s belated self-titled debut brought Tom Petty back to hisRead More

The Jeremy Band - All Over The World (2014)

The Jeremy Band – All Over The World (2014)

Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and owner of the highly regarded JAM label. That’s Jeremy Morris You May Also Like: Jeremy – ‘Pop Overflow’ (2019) Jeremy Morris and the Lemon Clocks – ‘Open Minds’ (2019)

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Chuck E. Weiss – Red Beans and Weiss (2014)

I’ll say it right now: Red Beans and Weiss is the perfect album for the year 2014. You May Also Like: Dan Weiss Trio – ‘Dedication’ (2022)

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One Track Mind: The Black Keys, “Turn Blue” from Turn Blue (2014)

The Black Keys keep their foot off the gas pedal on the title track from the upcoming Turn Blue, offering a quietly effective journey into falsetto-sung heartache — like a stripped-down, next-gen update of the Temptations’ Psychedelic Shack. You May Also Like: The Black Keys Pushed Forward Without Losing TheirRead More

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Worst Beatles Song Ever?: ‘The Ballad of John and Yoko’ (1969)

The Beatles’ “Ballad of John and Yoko” is a wet noodle of a song, standing beside its much bigger and stronger siblings.

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Pete McGuinness – Strength in Numbers (2014)

There is a serious big band push to Strength in Numbers, the new disc from the Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra. The Grammy-nominated composer, arranger, trombonist, and vocalist fronts an impressive group of New York players and sinks every ounce of his creative impulse into the material You May Also Like:Read More