I’m not sure whether it is a good or a bad thing that bands have freed themselves from simple names, opting to be more than The Somethings. Read more...
As the weather starts to cool to a temperature conducive to humans leaving their protective nests, the local jazz scene is warming up like I've never experienced before. Read more...
There many reasons I consider Drive-By Truckers to be the best band in operation. Read more...
We apologize for the interruption in service, but the power is finally back on at The Record Crate. Read more...
The third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s devastation of New Orleans is this Friday, and in those three years we have seen every stripe of tribute to the lives lost, but few exhibited the gravity and grace of Terrence Blanchard’s 2007 album A Tale of God’s Will (A Requiem for Katrina). Read more...
Susan Cowsill was just as powerful a performer as I'd hoped. Read more...
The Hold Steady at Chelsea's last Thursday night was what rock 'n' roll is supposed to feel like: invigorating, inspiring, even a little exhausting. Read more...
I am a fan of Ariel Pink's brand of twisted experimental pop, finding his slapdash, home-recorded albums to be repositories of the best and worst of popular culture -- often sounding like someone trying to sing along with a radio as another idly scans the dial. Read more...
This week my headphones have been half-filled with Stay Positive, the fantastic new album by The Hold Steady, who play at Chelsea's next Thursday. Read more...
The unsinkable rap icon Snoop Dogg will be appearing alongside America's longest-running act that is "no Sublime" -- 311, at the River Center this week. Read more...
