WILCO GOES STRAIGHT TO THE HEART ON ‘CRUEL COUNTRY’
On “Cruel Country,” the sprawling 12th album by Wilco, the band sweeps aside Nels Cline’s dizzying electric guitar forays and Glenn Kotche's progressive drumming, stripping away the protective layers ...
ReadmoreNELS CLINE and YUKA C. HONDA EMBRACE THE RANDOMNESS OF CUP
CUP -- the musical partnership between husband and wife Nels Cline and Yuka C. Honda -- is an exercise in opposites. Cline, the experimental guitarist known for his longstanding membership in Wilco, "...
ReadmoreCOMPLETE LAST WALTZ SET FOR THE CAPITOL THEATRE
On Wednesday, November 27 at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY, a star-studded lineup of musicians will pay tribute to "The Last Waltz," the historic concert and legendary film by The Band. "Th...
ReadmoreMUSIC, WORDS and PLAYING IN ‘THE BAND’ FOR BENEVENTO
By Michael Lello Of all the eclectic sounds on Marco Benevento’s albums, there was one thing you were guaranteed not to hear: vocals. That changed, however, the keyboardist said, when he was writin...
ReadmoreYOKO ONO: IF I DO NOTHING, “I’LL GO CRAZY”
By Michael Lello Yoko Ono is your average 80-year-old. You know, if your average octagenarian works on EDM tracks, collaborates with her son Sean Lennon and releases a new Plastic Ono Band record. ...
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