Spoiler alert: There’s not an electric guitar to be found on Renaissance’s ‘Scheherazade and Other Stories.’ But that is a big part of the charm.

Once again with ‘Windows of Time,’ Wertico Cain & Gray make instant music with all the creativity and none of the mess, and they don’t even have to be in the same room to do it.

There is power pop – and then there is POWER POP. Just by this band’s name, it is obvious what side Doublepluspop’s bread is buttered on.

The first posthumous Johnny Cash LP arrived 15 years ago with plenty of harsh truths, but ‘A Hundred Highways’ never forgot the simple pleasures either.

Between the studio and the road, Kasim Sulton is typically playing and singing somewhere with someone – then the pandemic scuttled most of his plans.

Sometimes it’s best to give thanks. And sometimes it helps to have Thanksgiving songs by the likes of Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and others to remind us.

Ivo Perelman tends to draw out all the interesting little characteristics from his musical partners, even first time musical collaborators like Vijay Iyer for their totally improvised encounter ‘Tale Nine.’

Infidelity, bottle-throwing, love and loss swirl around ‘Shoot Out the Lights,’ recorded 40 years ago this month by Richard and Linda Thompson.

Here’s a reissue that’s long overdue: an eight-disc set of Steppenwolf’s complete studio work and live releases – with lots of cool extras.

Released 15 years ago this week, ‘Love’ remains a treasure trove for open-minded listeners in search of new details in the Beatles’ well-worn catalog.