A smile planted itself on my face moments after the beginning of Eight Days a Week: The Touring Years, when the film showed the Beatles on stage in Manchester, England, on November 20, 1963. There they were, in full color and […]
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The L.A.-based band Dawes has built their singular near-decade-long legacy on integrating a strong indie-rock influence with a Laurel Canyon harmonic folk-rock. The mix has given them a strong following among millennials and aging baby boomers alike, counting Jackson Browne and Alabama Shakes’ Brittney Howard […]
Graham Nash says people need to speak out more today than ever before. With Election Day approaching, he’s not holding back. “I think Donald Trump is an incredibly dangerous man,” he tells me from his new home in New York City. […]
Though fans would have lined up around the block to buy it, the Beatles never issued a live album during their years together. In fact, their first and only official concert recording didn’t appear until May 1977, seven years after […]
Many people who know Andy Pratt’s music most likely became aware of his artistry through the song “Avenging Annie.” The odd song, featuring Pratt’s piercing falsetto, demanded attention and was a minor FM hit on his self-titled 1973 album. In […]
The Boulder, Colorado, music scene bubbled over with talented musicians in the early to mid-1970s. Many became legends in local clubs in the stunningly beautiful city next to the Rocky Mountains, but one group — Firefall — captured the ears […]
A Southerly Cultural Travel Journal Indianapolis — A wall of dark, broad-shouldered clouds hovered above the massive J. W. Marriott Hotel, surely one of the largest facades this side of the United Nations building, with mirror windows that reflect myriad aspects […]
From the moment they met, Jon Anderson knew a musical collaboration with Roine Stolt would work. “When we first met two years ago, I knew we would speak the same musical language,” the renowned former Yes lead singer tells me […]
The Byrds created timeless music. They were folk-rock, psychedelic rock, and country rock pioneers and are — okay, I’ll come clean — my favorite band of all time. I could go on and on about the brilliance of original Byrds Roger […]
Over the last month, I’ve streamed or downloaded somewhere around 40-50 albums, and I’m sorry to say that I’ve found that the vast majority of them are the aural equivalent of suffering from a Sominex overdose. Since the birth of the […]
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