Bobby Bare Jr.’s anti-Nashville screed.
Detroit band overcomes stupid ideas, collaborates with heroes.
Dr. John and band rep the Ninth Ward at Jazz Alley.
Rock criticism’s power couple get their talk on at EMP’s Pop Conference.
The surprising return of ’80s indie-rock heroes Dinosaur Jr.
Three stories of fun in a lovely vintage Capitol Hill building, R Place welcomes gays, straights, and everyone in between….
A new box set unveils Motown at its earliest—and strangest.
Mary J. Blige and Van Hunt trade on their idiosyncracies.
The Streets’ and Spank Rock’s disparate indoor musings.
Learning to love Connie Francis’ “Where the Boys Are,” and all she implies.
Art Brut aren’t just talking to the kids.
Brazilian legends Os Mutantes crack the U.S. circuit, 30 years later. BY Rickey Wright
“My Favourite Dress” (1987). “A Million Miles” (1987). “Take Me!” (1989). “Brassneck” (1989). “Dalliance” (1991). “Suck” (1991). “Corduroy” (1991). “Make…
Slowing things down, Bill Rieflin discovers sound within silence.
The sun was sinking through Jazz Alley’s lightly curtained windows when Andy Bey hit “Midnight Sun” during each of his…
Seu Jorge’s raw elegance transcends the hipster samaba revival.
