Tom Waits Challenged Our Preconceived Notions (Again) With ‘Glitter and Doom Live’
Ten years ago this week, Tom Waits documented a tour filled with the music of clattery proto-jug bands, shimmery jazz ensembles, and randy blues hucksters.
Ten years ago this week, Tom Waits documented a tour filled with the music of clattery proto-jug bands, shimmery jazz ensembles, and randy blues hucksters.
Released 10 years ago today, Son Volt’s ‘American Central Dust’ found Jay Farrar asking questions – and being OK when he didn’t always get answers.
Released 10 years ago today, Levon Helm’s ‘Electric Dirt’ was the sound of a man, and a singer, reborn.
Peter Himmelman released a concept album 25 years ago today, and I’m still not sure I understand what happens. I hope I never will.
It’s tempting to call this a tilt toward Ben Harper territory. But ‘Are You Open?’ might be the most “Seth Walker” record Seth Walker has ever made.
David Crosby, Boz Scaggs and Marc Ribot headline S. Victor Aaron’s Best of 2018 list for non-jazz albums.
Released 10 years ago today, ‘Sugar Mountain’ showed that the inner beauty of Neil Young’s early songs shine, even when completely unadorned.
A look inside Tom Petty’s ‘An American Treasure,’ Bob Dylan’s ‘More Blood, More Tracks: The Bootleg Series Vol. 14’ and ‘Joe Strummer 001.’
Tracy Chapman stayed true to her narrative vision on ‘Our Bright Future,’ issued 10 years ago today. She just added a few intriguing musical wrinkles.
While nearly all of his contemporaries have flamed out or ambled off into the sunset, David Crosby keeps charging toward the sunrise.