Ian Anderson discusses return to a legendary character from the Jethro Tull discography, and the prospects of working with long-time Tull collaborator Martin Barre again.

This song makes everything that happened on the Tedeschi Trucks Band’s Grammy-winning Revelator debut in 2011, not to mention last year’s concert recording Everybody’s Talkin’, seem like a good-fun preamble. You May Also Like: Tedeschi Trucks Band – Let Me Get By (2016) Susan Tedeschi’s Varied ‘Back to the River’Read More

Booker T.’s “Father Son Blues” — which, yes, features his talented offspring Ted Jones — opens with a grease-popping organ lick before recapturing a groove familiar to anyone who ever soaked up a Stax Records side back in the day. You May Also Like: It’s unclear when, or if, BookerRead More

There are probably more than a few people who thought this No. 12 1969 hit by the Spiral Starecase was a Chicago song anyway. But it sure is a strange way to advance a long-awaited new album project. You May Also Like: Chicago, “Questions 67 & 68” from Chicago TransitRead More

An easy atmosphere of camaraderie, a lived-in sense of community, surrounds this homey reunion, as Delbert McClinton and Glen Clark amble up, sit a spell, and share a few songs. You can almost hear the rocking chair creaking below them on the front porch. You May Also Like: The BlindRead More

For all of its well-deserved accolades, the Beach Boys’ 2012 reunion was missing two irretrievable elements. This remastering of a 1976 performance at Anaheim Stadium makes clear just how important the late Carl and Dennis Wilson were. You May Also Like: Why the Beach Boys’ ‘Sail On, Sailor’ Pointed toRead More

After five years, the Wrong Object returns with an expanded lineup — and a radically expanded sound palette, with bold electronic textures from new keyboardist Antoine Guenet and stunning harmonic complexities from a pair of saxists You May Also Like: Josh Johnson – ‘Unusual Object’ (2024) Daryl Hall + RobertRead More

For those Deep Purple and Rainbow fans who’ve struggled to come to grips with Ritchie Blackmore’s turn toward ren-faire folkism with Blackmore’s Night, Dancer and the Moon might just provide the perfect entry point. You May Also Like: Moody and mystical, Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow debut launched medieval metal Dio’s Often-ForgottenRead More

The question, of course, is whether any more feeling can be wrung from these age-old standards, so many times have they been done. John Nowak’s answer on Once More with Feeling? Absolutely. You May Also Like: Frank Sinatra, “Only the Lonely” from Ultimate Sinatra (2015): One Track Mind Bill LloydRead More

Fergie Frederiksen is the living embodiment of the old saw: If you’re going through hell, keep going. Rather than wallowing in any kind of pity, much less anger, the former Toto frontman is charging headlong into a hopeful future You May Also Like: Toto – XIV (2015): Something Else! sneakRead More