In Memoriam: Chuck Wentworth and Mary Lee Partington
Cancer sucks. In the past couple of weeks a couple of titans in the RI music community passed away. They were both friends who I have known for decades. Chuck […]
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The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Roots Report
Okee dokee folks… The other night, on a long drive back from a gig ,my mind wandered. I was thinking about editing podcasts and the fact that I have to […]
Subterranean Jungle: Pizza & Power Ballads
THE RESURRECTION OF TEAZER A long time ago, before COVID, back when dinosaurs and heavy metal bands roamed the roads, there was a RI band named Teazer. And one day […]
Roots Report
Okee dokee folks… We are coming up on summer, which is festival season. Folks love festivals. But did you all know that festivals usually operate with a large volunteer staff? […]
Album Review: Rale Micic’s Only Love Will Stay
Rale Micic’s latest release, Only Love Will Stay is a beautiful album that came forth from the dark days of the pandemic and subsequent shutdown. When the lockdown began in […]
Lastself Review: A house where the floors are made of clouds
Whatever happened to dream pop? Around a decade or so ago, dream pop was almost inescapable. Bands such as Beach House, DIIV, and Alvvays were weaving beautiful textures of reverberation […]
Subterranean Jungle: Between Euphoria and the Afterglow
Tall Teenagers – ChasmTall Teenagers mine the vortex of garage rock for fuzz-wrapped harmonies. I’ve always loved guitarists/vocalists Chelsea Paulhus and Damian Puerini vocals together but the call and response […]
Reggae Groove Mesmerizes Fans at The Odeum
One of the eternal foundations of timeless music is its ability to send your mind to a different place in space. And, that’s what exactly happened one recent night at […]
Roots Report
Okee dokee folks… Last issue’s column was about the performers; this time it’s the audience. The other day I read an article about John Mellencamp “going off” on fans for […]
Stop, Rock, & Roll
Spring has sprung, as has a new edition of Stop, Rock, & Roll! There was a shower of new tunes in April and March; here are five you should give […]