more by Christopher John Treacy
[ALT ROCK] The Maine gained a sizable following back in 2008 with tongue-in-cheek tracks like “Everything I Ask For.” Their subsequent albums, Black and White (2010), and Pioneer (2011),
[FOLK] Brooklyn based singer-songwriter Daniel Knishkowy’s full length debut as Adeline Hotel, Leave the Lights, is an impressive country-folk amalgam touching on everything from Fairport Convention to Oakley Hall to Kirwan/Welch-era Fleetwood Mac.
[ROCK] The Beat’s family tree is as dizzying as the group’s infectious ska bounce: The Beat, The English Beat, The British Beat, The Specials, Special Beat Service, General Public, Fine Young Cannibals… While Ranking Roger fronts the U.K.
[FOLK] The fate of Canadian neo-trad folkies Great Big Sea remains on hold in the wake of Sean McCann’s departure, but vocalist Alan Doyle is keeping busy.
[YACHT ROCK] Blame the Bee Gees for upping the ante on America’s collective falsetto hard-on, but in retrospect, the oft-maligned “Yacht Rock” era produced some damn fine pop music.
[BLUES] Taking a break from a series of in-the-round gigs with Ruthie Foster and Joe Ely, Paul Thorn hits the Tralf Music Hall this Thursday for his first full-band show in a
[SURF ROCK] It’s hard to believe that such tidy, ultra-melodic surf-pop can actually come from the cloud-heavy cover of Western New York.