Chris Thile and Edgar Meyer
Two extraordinary minds, 20 well-trained fingers and 14 ordinary strings comprise the instrumental duo of Chris Thile and Edgar Meyer. The red velvet seats of the Town Hall were filled … Read more
Reviews
A Conversation With Yoko Ono
Not everyone is a longtime Yoko Ono fan, but after her candid, relaxed interview with Anthony DeCurtis, fence-sitting attendees became fans. On the stump for her new book, Yoko Ono … Read more
The Kinks – Muswell Hillbillies: Legacy Edition
What’s to say about Muswells? That it was The Kink’s Big Pink? That it was, in Ray’s own words “a comedy album”? That it wasn’t its predecessor Percy, a soundtrack … Read more
John Mayall
John Mayall brought his current band to the City Winery and brought the house down with a performance that justifies his legendary status. The band consists of Mayall, guitarist Rocky … Read more
Paul Collins – Feel The Noise
Power-pop is one of the most contradictory forms in rock n’ roll. A genre designed to mine from the best parts of early Beatles and Beach Boy harmonies, Pete Townsend’s … Read more
Bob Dylan & The Band – The Bootleg Series, Vol. 11: The…
Long considered the single most revered recordings ever made, Bob Dylan and the Band’s Basement Tapes still retain their legendary status nearly fifty years after those sessions concluded in the … Read more
Yusuf / Cat Stevens – Tell ‘Em I’m Gone
In 1970, a young Cat Stevens released an album called Tea for the Tillerman, which catapulted him to international fame and was one of the most seminal and influential albums … Read more
Sons Of Bill – Love And Logic
Eight years and four albums on, Sons of Bill still find themselves residing well below the radar. However judging from the sound of this superb new LP, there’s every indication … Read more
The James Hunter Six
I brought two Frenchwomen who had never heard of James Hunter to City Winery, and unsurprisingly, by … Read more
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – I’m In Your Mind Fuzz
With a much buzzed about round of CMJ gigging under their belts, the riotous Melbourne, Australia based psych-punks King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have wasted no time in following … Read more
