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April 15, 2021 Album Reviews

Music Reviews: Three Stops at the Doo-wop Shop, Plus Maia Sharp and Ted Russell Kamp

Three anthologies feature vocal groups that played key roles in the development of early rock. Plus, other noteworthy releases.

April 8, 2021 Album Reviews

Music Reviews: Allman Brothers Live, Plus California Music, Drew Weaver, and Bob Bradshaw

A previously unreleased 1971 concert with Duane Allman surfaces, plus new music from Beach Boys members and two other acts.

March 31, 2021 Album Reviews

Music Reviews: The Beat Farmers, James Holvay, Will Porter, and Mary Karlzen

Two great reissues plus new albums from a couple of fine artists who haven’t been heard from in years.

March 25, 2021 Album Reviews

Music Reviews & More: Hope Dunbar, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Wild & Blue, the Dinallos, and Allen Ginsberg

Noteworthy new music from three acts, plus a 1976 Southern rock concert and the first recorded reading of the epic poem “Howl.”

March 19, 2021 Album Reviews

Music Reviews: Six Little-known Artists You Ought to Hear

Here’s a quick look at half a dozen new EPs and full-length albums from artists you might not have heard of. They all merit a listen, and at least a few of them deserve standing ovations.

March 12, 2021 Album Reviews

Music Reviews: New Treasures from Bob Dylan’s Vaults, Plus More Notable Releases

A three-CD set offers fascinating previously unreleased material from Dylan’s 1970 sessions. Also reviewed: New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers, Vivian Leva and Riley Calcagno, and 3 Pairs of Boots.

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Newly available: A paperback North American edition of Dylan on Dylan, Japanese editions of Lennon on Lennon and Dylan on Dylan, and a Spanish edition of Leonard Cohen on Leonard Cohen.

Coming soon: Spanish editions of Lennon on Lennon and Dylan on Dylan and an Italian edition of Dylan on Dylan.

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