more by Christopher John Treacy
I don’t pretend to know much about Idaho. There is, of course, the potato connection. Carole King moved there to escape the trappings of Los Angeles in the mid-1970’s.
[TRIBUTE] There was a time when all female metal cover bands seemed like a novel idea… now, frankly, it’s a hackneyed format.
[ROCK] A supergroup of sorts, Stick Men is a proggy King Crimson spinoff with a twist: the Chapman Stick, which sounds a bit like slap-bass.
[COUNTRY] At 41, with seven million albums sold and 27 million singles (yep, that’s a shitload), Luke Bryan is one of modern country’s most successful dudes.
[ROCK] Say what you will about John Mayer, but he’s already having the last laugh. His role in the current incarnation of what was once the Grateful Dead—Dead and Co.—isn’t news, but it comes as a sign of respect from revered fellow musicians.
[ROCK] Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker. When you pull it apart, it seems to mean “opportunity is everywhere if you channel it,” or something along those lines.
[POP] It’s been a rough year for Heart’s Ann Wilson, but she’s all the stronger for it.
[INDIE] Buffalo’s love for Hamilton, Ontario five-piece Arkells is well documented, and the band tends to sell out whenever they come to play here.
[INFRINGEMENT] Pipe Dragon was before my time in Western New York, but it sounds like it was a pretty cool spot… and its legacy continues with the annual Memorial Expo, the 5th of which is happening this year on Saturday, July 29, celebrating the spirit of the long-defunct venue...