The Doughboys, “Play With Fire” (2018): One Track Mind
Considering the Doughboys are so heavily influenced by the Rolling Stones, it makes perfect sense they would eventually get around to covering them.
Considering the Doughboys are so heavily influenced by the Rolling Stones, it makes perfect sense they would eventually get around to covering them.
If the name Chubby Tavares rings a bell, that’s because he is a member of the internationally acclaimed singing group Tavares.
Included among the array of oddities on AM radio in 1968 was Four Jacks and a Jill’s inventive, weirdly archaic “Master Jack.”
Despite a loyal following and encouraging reviews, Gypsy somehow slipped through the cracks.
The one silver lining to come from the tragic loss of Walter Becker is that we’ve now seen a steady stream of officially released goodies from his vault.
Keenly chiseled and immediately accessible, the Tol-Puddle Martyrs’ “One Drop In the Ocean” is a delightful slice of radio-friendly pop rock.
GospelbeacH’s “Dreamin'” is Laurel Canyon all over again. And I love it.
Glowing with beauty and lushness, Stephanie Angelini’s “A Secret Smile” whets the appetite for more great music.
Walter Becker could knock out a catchy jingle like “Just One Season” with probably about as much effort as it takes most of us to write something clever on a greeting card.
Damfino’s Oliver Ignatius captures our imagination on “Citys a Hell,” a moonlighting solo single which moves far afield of his main band’s quirky pop rock.