Tedeschi Trucks Band @ The Beacon
My return to live music with Tedeschi Trucks Band's return to The Beacon Theater. Neither was a return to normal.... Read More
Bottle Rockets “Better Than Broken”
I lost one of my best friends of the last 20 years this week, the Bottle Rockets, when the band stunningly announced that they were calling it quits. The decision actually came solely from the group’s ornery but always inspirational..... Read More
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes “Wake Up Everybody”
For starters, fuck Harold Melvin. There actually was a Harold Melvin in the Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes band, the founder and very briefly the lead singer when they were unknowns just starting out. But everyone knows it was the incomparable Teddy Pendergrass who put them on the map after joining (originally as the...... Read More
Tommy James & The Shondells “Crimson and Clover”
On Crimson and Clover, psychedelic hitmakers Tommy James & The Shondells made trailblazing use of the "tremolo effect"...on a whim.... Read More
Eric Clapton “This Has Gotta Stop”
Eric Clapton is one of rock's most revered figures ever, a living legend and a 3-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer. But he's also overrated.... Read More
Marshall Tucker Band “Ramblin’”
A big thumbs up to Toy Caldwell of the legendary Marshall Tucker Band, who played lightning fast lead guitar licks using only, you guessed it, his thumb.... Read More
Stevie Ray Vaughan “Love Struck Baby”
The greatest guitarist I've ever heard, or will ever hear. This song changed my life.... Read More
Led Zeppelin “Fool In The Rain”
For one Led Zeppelin song, the sound of rock's most recognizable drummer, John Bonham, was quite unfamiliar... Read More
Buddy Guy “Damn Right I Got The Blues”
Buddy Guy, at 85, is the last man standing. And you're damn right he's still got the blues.... Read More
Gregg Allman “My Only True Friend”
The Midnight Rider's final ride: with "My Only True Friend" Gregg Allman wrote his own farewell song.... Read More