FOREIGNER’S ‘LIVE AT THE RAINBOW ’78’ SHOWS WHY THE BAND BECAME SUPERSTARS
Fresh off its 40th anniversary, and with a newfound interest in '70s classic rock thanks to the smash Queen biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody," Foreigner has released "Live At The Rainbow '78," a video docume...
ReadmoreGRETA VAN FLEET HONORS ITS FOREFATHERS ON DEBUT ALBUM
Bands have made a living sounding like Led Zeppelin for practically 50 years. The quartet's body of work has proven to be an irresistible inspiration, with the banshee wail vocals, towering blues-rock...
ReadmoreROSARY GUILD DREAMS BIG ON ‘FAUNA’
There is a state of human consciousness called the hypnagogic, when we're not quite awake and not quite asleep. "Rigid conscious thought starts to dissolve into the gently lapping waves of early stage...
ReadmoreAARON FINK’S ‘WOLVES & BUTTERFLIES’ IS A SONIC JOURNEY WORTH TAKING
Four albums into a solo career since he departed platinum-selling alt metal band Breaking Benjamin, Aaron Fink has proved, without a doubt, that he is more than a guitar star of the “active rock” genr...
ReadmoreGRAYSON CAPPS’ RAGGED JOURNEY MAKES ‘SCARLETT ROSES’ A KEEPER
Six albums into his career, it would be wrong to say Grayson Capps has arrived — he’s too seasoned and world-weary to think the journey is over. No, on “Scarlett Roses,” the Alabama native is still fi...
ReadmoreALEXIS P. SUTER MINISTERS OF SOUND TAKE BRIGGS FARM TO CHURCH ON LIVE CD
As Alexis P. Suter Ministers of Sound take the stage on “Live From Briggs Farm Blues Festival,” Suter, the powerhouse vocalist, says, “It’s great to have church on a day like today.” She’s not the fir...
ReadmoreAARON FINK’S ‘GALAXIES’ A DIVERSE AND DYNAMIC MUSICAL JOURNEY
On “Galaxies,” Aaron Fink’s third solo album after his tenure in the wildly popular alternative metal band Breaking Benjamin came to an end, the guitarist, singer and songwriter offers a deeply person...
ReadmoreDEAN WEEN GROUP PAINTS THE TOWN BROWN ON ‘THE DEANER ALBUM’
While it’s not officially a Ween release, the Dean Ween Group’s debut, “The Deaner Album,” should slake the thirst of fans who have been waiting since 2007 for new material. All of the beloved band’s ...
ReadmoreTRACK PREMIERE: SEAFOAM GREEN FEATURING RICH ROBINSON & RAMI JAFFEE
On “Topanga Mansion,” the debut album by Seafoam Green, Ireland-born Dave O’Grady paints landscapes that run the gamut from sorrowful to celebratory. One minute, a pedal steel lick conjures the wi...
ReadmoreMASON PORTER ENJOYS A WEEKEND IN THE WOODS WITH ‘HEART OF THE MOUNTAINS’
If you didn’t know that Mason Porter’s new EP was titled “Heart Of The Mountains,” if you didn’t see the bucolic album cover complete with a bear strumming an acoustic guitar, and if you didn’t know t...
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