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Matt Fogelson
Nov 162 min read
Fleetwood Mac's "Silver Springs"
Seeing the object of Stevie Nicks' venom present on stage is chilling and cathartic, taking the song to a new emotional plane.
Matt Fogelson
Aug 44 min read
Waxahatchee
Waxahatchee’s cover of Dolly Parton’s “Light of a Clear Blue Morning” has involuntarily become my personal theme song for 2024.
Matt Fogelson
Dec 16, 20233 min read
Green Rocky Road
When I first heard the ethereally smooth, wistfully dreamy, like-it’s-hovering-off-the-ground, “Green Rocky Road” by Creation with Felix...
Matt Fogelson
May 9, 20212 min read
sister sparrow and the dirty birds
Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds, who hail from Brooklyn, feature Arleigh Kincheloe's bluesy and soulful vocals.
Matt Fogelson
Dec 11, 20204 min read
MT. JOY
Mt. Joy, a new band from Los Angeles by way of Philly, is firmly based in rock but infuses their riffs with some seriously groovy soul.
Matt Fogelson
Aug 1, 20202 min read
J.S. ONDARA
The influence of Dylan on Ondara is readily apparent, what with his pointed acoustic stylings, harmonica rack and resplendent fedoras.
Matt Fogelson
Mar 15, 20204 min read
36 HOURS IN NASHVILLE
Before “social distancing” was trending on Twitter and the live music industry closed down, I ventured to Nashville to catch some music.
Matt Fogelson
Dec 8, 20183 min read
SOMETHING OLD, NEW, BORROWED AND BLUE
This Old, New, Borrowed and Blue set features Big Country, Big Thief, Lake Street Dive, the Jayhawks and a few others thrown in for kicks.
Matt Fogelson
Apr 8, 20181 min read
TERRA LIGHTFOOT
Terra Lightfoot, from Ontario, Canada, hits my ear as a cross between Melissa Etheridge and Heart.
Matt Fogelson
Jan 26, 20182 min read
SOMETHING OLD, NEW, BORROWED AND BLUE
This Old, New, Borrowed and Blue set features Patto, Deer Tick, Dave Matthews Band (with Warren Haynes), and Elise Davis.
Matt Fogelson
Nov 11, 20172 min read
THE MAGPIE SALUTE
Calling all Black Crowes fans! Run, don’t walk, to your phone, laptop, record store — however you roll — and check out The Magpie Salute.
Matt Fogelson
Sep 4, 20172 min read
THE SUITCASE JUNKET
The Suitcase Junket is a one-man band that's equal parts folk, blues, bluegrass, and when Matt Lorenz kicks up the distortion, punk.
Matt Fogelson
Jun 5, 20172 min read
A.A BONDY
A.A. Bondy’s music is spare, dark and penetrating. Much of it features just Bondy on acoustic guitar singing of sadness and loss.
Matt Fogelson
Apr 30, 20171 min read
BONNIE BISHOP
Bonnie Bishop has evolved from a self-described country singer trying to sell beer at Texas dance halls to a bluesy soul singer.
Matt Fogelson
Jan 29, 20172 min read
T-BIRD AND THE BREAKS
T Bird and the Breaks blend all kinds of styles to create what the band calls “chunk” music: equal parts funk, hip-hop, and rock ‘n’ roll.
Matt Fogelson
Jan 10, 20172 min read
SOMETHING OLD, NEW, BORROWED AND BLUE
This Old, New, Borrowed and Blue set features David Crosby, the Seratones, Wilko Johnson and Roger Daltrey, and the Rolling Stones.
Matt Fogelson
Oct 17, 20163 min read
HOLLIS BROWN
Hollis Brown is a new band with an old sound. Any band naming itself after a Dylan song and covering an entire VU album is worth hearing.
Matt Fogelson
Sep 20, 20163 min read
SLOBBERBONE
Slobberbone’s hard-driving rock sound softened with a whiff of country twang is just what I needed to re-acclimate to the U.S.
Matt Fogelson
Jun 22, 20168 min read
PATAGONIAN PUNCH LIST: BANDS FROM CHILE AND ARGENTINA
It's difficult to write about any aspect of Chilean culture without making reference to the Pinochet dictatorship. And so it is with music.
Matt Fogelson
Mar 16, 20165 min read
Dispatch From Chile: The Rock En Concé Festival
Prior to the REC festival, my knowledge of Latin American music could be summed up in three words: Miami Sound Machine. I've evolved mucho.
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