Monday, July 14, 2025

Remembering Dave Cousins & Strawbs

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Photo courtesy strawbsweb.co.uk British folk-rock innovator Dave Cousins passed away on Sunday, July 13th, 2025 after a lengthy illness; he...
Friday, July 11, 2025

Archive Review: Velvet Crush's Free Expression (2003)

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Velvet Crush is one of those great little pop/rock outfits that continuously cranks out choice tuneage with little or nothing gained in the...
Monday, July 7, 2025

Archive Review: Jarboe’s Thirteen Masks (2004)

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The enigmatic Jarboe is best known as the musical partner and collaborator of Swans mastermind Michael Gira. A haunting vocalist with an im...
Friday, July 4, 2025

Bootleg Review: Captain Beefheart’s Captain, My Captain (1999)

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SOURCE: Radio broadcast on WLIR-FM, live from My Father’s Place in Roslyn, New York; November 18, 1978 (although some sources claim that it...
Monday, June 30, 2025

Bootleg Review: Roy Buchanan’s Telecaster Country (1999)

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SOURCE: Radio broadcast on WLIR-FM, live from My Father’s Place in Roslyn, New York; August 17, 1973. SOUND QUALITY: Good FM broadcast (6-...
Friday, June 27, 2025

Archive Review: Jack Oblivian's Rat City (2011)

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As a founding member of both the Compulsive Gamblers and the Oblivians, Jack Oblivian is as close to Memphis garage-rock royalty as you’ll ...
Monday, June 23, 2025

Hot Wax: The Reverend’s Summer Singles Playlist (2025)

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Summer has finally opened its eyes and shaken off its long hibernation here in WNY, which means that those of us who reside on this fro...
Friday, June 20, 2025

CD Review: Dave Specter’s Live At SPACE (2025)

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Dave Specter is the secret weapon of the contemporary Chicago blues scene. A guitarist of extraordinary talent, Specter is well-versed in, ...
Monday, June 16, 2025

Archive Review: Dave Specter’s Live In Chicago (2008)

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Guitarist Dave Specter came up through the ranks differently than your typical blues artist. Specter didn’t pick up the guitar until the re...