Marty Balin, the legendary founder and lead vocalist of Jefferson Airplane and hit song-writer of Jefferson Starship, passed away on September 27. His wife, Susan Joy Balin, was by his side.
This is a year to see lost albums resurface mysteriously in a few genres now. Of course, John Coltrane made the biggest splash with June’s “Both Directions at Once.” Now
[rating=8.00] Cloud Symbols is a direct descendant of Graham Parker’s first two Nick-Lowe produced albums on which the Rumour backed the feisty singer/songwriter. But even tempered by time and experience,
Knightley stars in a somewhat rote period biopic that ticks all its boxes delightfully.
[rating=8.00] AAARTH, the fourth album from Welsh trio The Joy Formidable, is an aggressive collection of pulse-pounding hard rock that deftly combines raw power with melodic hooks. The fat, midrange-heavy
[rating=6.00] The stated goal for the Brooklyn based funk outfit Turkuaz on their fifth album Life in The City was to inject some real life into their music, putting some
[rating=7.00] Randy Waldman may be best known as Barbara Streisand’s pianist for over 30 years, but his career is wide-spanning, having performed and toured with the biggest names in jazz,
[rating=8.00] Multi-Grammy nominee John Daversa brings us a deeply personal, emotionally stirring and timely project that gives voice to young undocumented people known as ‘Dreamers,” children who were brought to
Prior to INXS’ Sept. 27, 1997 show, there was no way for their fans to know it would end up being their last with frontman Michael Hutchence. But in retrospect, the warning
If you’ve spent any amount of time around the Northwest Music Scene, the name Hillstomp should sound familiar to you. They’ve been making music for the past 17 years and
